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Home building up, merchandise imports down in September quarter

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
Home building activity picked up in the three months to September, the first rise in a year, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the number of new homes begun in the September quarter rose 5.5 per cent after falling ...

Latham poll shows election to be close: Costello

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
An opinion poll which indicated a surge in support for Labor leader Mark Latham showed the federal election expected next year would be a close race, Treasurer Peter Costello said. The Australian newspaper's Newspoll showed that, in two weeks, Mr Latham's ...

AMP to offer $585 million shortfall from rights issue

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
Financial services group AMP Ltd said today it had received acceptances under its rights offer of $A600 million, leaving a shortfall of $585 million. AMP chief executive officer Andrew Mohl said the shortfall in the Rights Offer had been anticipated. ...

Property investment interest falls in December quarter: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
There's been a fall in the number of people who intend to invest new savings in the property sector, with managed funds growing in popularity. The ING Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment Report found that those considering investing ...

Morning Market Wrap: Greenback gains short-lived

The Australian dollar climbed back above US 74 cents to reach a fresh six-year high overnight after gains in the greenback following the capture of Saddam Hussein proved short-lived. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7432/37 compared ...

Equity investors confident on 2004: survey

... delivered the same present next Christmas, according to a new survey. The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's (FSIU) December market expectations survey, released to day, found 82 per cent of Australian investment professionals expect the local equity ...

Property guru Kaye faces court over third company

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2003
A court application to place a third Henry Kaye company in receivership has been listed to be heard on Tuesday next week. Australia's corporate regulator has taken property spruiker Mr Kaye to the Federal Court in an effort to rein in his business activities ...

Morning Market Wrap: US dollar strong following Hussein capture

The Australian dollar lost ground against the US currency following news of the capture of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein yesterday. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7367/72 compared with Friday's close of 0.7412/17. During ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market up buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street

The Australian stock market was more than half a per cent higher in early afternoon trade, buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street overnight. Heavyweight media stock News Corp, the major banks and Telstra all pushed higher, offsetting falls in the resource ...

ANZ announces formal agreement with Chinese credit union

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
ANZ Banking Group Ltd has formalised its alliance with Chinese financial group Shanghai Rural Credit Cooperatives Union (SRCCU). ANZ will focus on specific areas like credit card products and services, risk management and human resource training. The ...