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Australian economists expect RBA to leave rates unchanged in August

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2003
The majority of Australia's economists expect the nation's central bank board to leave interest rates unchanged after its meeting in Sydney today. It has been 426 days since the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) moved the official cash rate from 4.75 ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks dip on disappointing data

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2003
US stocks ended the week lower, as July employment and manufacturing data fell short of investors' optimistic expectations. But Treasuries also were unable to capitalise on the disappointing news, ending the day mixed to slightly lower. Earlier the ...

Rising job ads signal strengthening employment growth: ANZ

The average number of weekly newspaper job advertisements rose by 1.4 per cent to 20,767 in July, the ANZ bank has announced. It was the third consecutive monthly increase, although the ANZ's series has yet to recover all the ground lost after a 12.1% ...

Australian manufacturing up 1.1 points in July: Ai Group/PwC survey

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2003
Activity in Australia's manufacturing sector rose marginally in July, driven by a strong contribution from the motoring industry, a new survey has found. The Performance of Manufacturing Index, compiled by the Australian Industry (Ai) Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

ASIC obtains undertakings following Federal Court proceedings

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained undertakings from Henry Kaye and Alan Meagher, of National Investment Institute Pty Ltd (NII) and Novasource Consulting Pty Ltd, following proceedings commenced in the Federal ...

Morning market wrap: US bond selling extends to a fifth straight day

US bonds overlooked a disappointing consumer confidence release to record a fifth consecutive day of losses. The US Conference Board reported its index of consumer confidence slumped to 76.6 in July from 83.5 the previous month, and contrary to expectations ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds under more pressure

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2003
US bond yields continued to rocket higher overnight, with the Treasuries market burdened by the prospect of new supply and a slew of economic releases later this week. The yield on the 10-year bond climbed 12 points to 4.30%, the highest level in over ...

Constellation to raise $605 million to pay for purchase of BRL Hardy

America's leading wine producer Constellation Brands, which recently was in an acquisition deal of Australia's second largest wine producer BRL Hardy, has said that it had agreed to sell 9.5 million shares of Class A common stock to raise $605 million. ...

CARE Super continues purple patch with 4% returns on balanced option

CARE Super, a not-for profit superannuation fund catering to office-based employees, today announced that has returned a positive result to its members with a four per cent return through its default balanced option. "We are thrilled with CARE Super's ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds weaker on strong labour data

US bond yields renewed their ascent of recent weeks, spurred by data from the US Labor Department showing a sharp drop in initial claims for unemployment benefits in mid-July. Claims fell 29,000 to 386,000 in the week to 19 July, the first time the ...