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ING Office Fund to seek more US opportunities

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
ING Office Fund (IOF) today said it would continue to seek growth opportunities in the United States, after reporting a 29.1% increase in interim net profit to $44.52 million. However total distributions for the six months ending December 31, 2003 ...

Retail sales drop 0.6% in December

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
Retail sales dipped for the first time in a year in December, following two back-to-back interest rate rises, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said retail trade fell 0.6% in December, following a revised increase of ...

RBA rate hikes not over despite steady call: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
Today's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to hold interest rates steady this month was widely expected but doesn't mean a rate hike isn't around the corner, economists warned. The RBA today kept its key interest rate steady at 5.25% after its ...

RBA holds cash rate at 5.25%

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia today left the Australian cash rate unchanged at 5.25%. The decision follows back-to-back rate hikes in November and December last year, which lifted the cash rate to 5.25% from 4.75%.

Business conditions ease in December

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
Australian business conditions eased in December and domestic demand was expected to slow in some sectors, although business remained strong after nearing record levels the previous month, a survey has found. The National Australia Bank monthly business ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
The Australian dollar opened stronger this morning as the United States currency lost ground after poison was found in a US Senate building. At 0700 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7648/56 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7612/17. Offshore ...

Building approvals slide for second month in a row

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2004
Building approvals slid for the second month in a row in December, new figures showed today, indicating two back-to-back interest rate rises have taken some steam out of the housing market. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said building approvals ...

December trade balance widens to $2.55 billion: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
Australia's trade gap widened in December as consumers took advantage of cheaper imported goods in the lead-up to Christmas. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the trade balance blew out to $2.55 billion, compared with the $1.72 billion ...

Inflation rises 0.4% in January: report

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
Australian prices for consumers goods and services rose 0.4% in January, a report said. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Experimental Monthly Inflation Gauge said the firmer figure followed a flat result in December, to be 2.3% higher than a year ...

December goods and services deficit $2.5 billion

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
The Australian balance on goods and services was a deficit of $2.5 billion, seasonally adjusted, in December from an downwardly revised deficit of $1.7 billion in November, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today. Exports fell 2.0% in adjusted ...