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Afternoon market wrap: shares dip lower

WITH AAP | MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003

... parliamentary committee in Brisbane that the central bank also expected growth of four per cent next year. The RBA had expected GDP growth of 3.0 per cent earlier in the year. On Wall Street on Friday, stocks fell after a report showing surprisingly ...

Macfarlane optimistic on GDP growth in 2004

AAP | MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003

... (RBA) Ian Macfarlane said today. The central bank also expected growth of four per cent next year. The RBA had expected GDP growth of 3.0 per cent earlier in the year, he told a parliamentary committee in Brisbane. "Over the course of 2004, we expect ...

ICAP economists say interest rate hike is unwarranted

ICAP economists have said that the current strength of GDP growth does not fully warrant an interest rate hike by the RBA, saying that the GDP has grown well below trend by just 2.6 per cent over the past year. They said the non-farm inventories (contributing ...

Worst over for the economy: TD Securities

... out of the last 13 quarters, thus suggesting a significant build-up of spare capacity in recent years. Long run trend GDP growth is estimated by Treasury and the RBA to be around 4%. During the September quarter, household consumption rose a strong 1.7% ...

GDP up 1.2 per cent in September quarter: ABS

... annual lift of 6.4 per cent, adjusted. The ABS said that private non farm inventories added 0.1 percentage points to GDP growth in the quarter, and added 1.2 percentage points over the year, in adjusted terms.

NAB predicts a 25bps increase in interest rates by the RBA

... account deficit of $11.9 billion in the third quarter. Net exports look set to subtract 0.5% from the third quarter GDP growth whilst the business indicators release showed a larger than expected 2.3% build up in stocks, which will contribute 0.2% to ...

Economists expect 1.3 per cent GDP growth in September quarter

... senior economist Anthony Thompson said rising household consumption would be the main driver of a 1.5 per cent jump in GDP growth. "A big plus comes from household consumption, not only foreshadowed by the strong retail and trade volumes for the quarter ...

Strong economic performance to boost Government spending: NAB

... GDP is likely to show upward revision due to stronger than earlier reported private consumption. NAB said that a real GDP growth of 7.4 per cent is likely. The report highlighted Fed Reserve Bank President Robert Parry's guarantee that the Fed is in ...

Lure of high yields attracts global fund investments in Australia

... prospect of high yields that come as a result of Australia's strong economic fundamentals, strengthening dollar, good GDP growth and a normalising of interest rates. "Although Australia is trivial in the global bond index, that doesn't mean that investors ...

Latest US GDP growth could herald gains in equities in the short-run

... the fourth quarter of 2003. With the Fed funds rate pegged at 1%, it will stand the lowest point relative to nominal GDP growth since the late 1970s. Consequently, it should be no surprise that US inflation expectations - the spread between nominal and ...

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Industry reacts to Mulino's sweeping reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

From the advice sector to super funds, reactions to the sweeping reforms announced by the minister for financial services have been broad.

TAL names chief customer and health officer

VINNY VUCAGO

TAL has named a new chief customer and health officer, choosing to promote from within.

HESTA appoints new heads of risk and finance

ELIZA BAVIN

The $105 billion super fund has named a new head of risk and new head of finance, who will also serve as deputy chief financial officer.

MA Financial AUM surges 44% in 1H26

MATTHEW WAI

MA Financial Group posted a positive half year to 30 June 2026, with assets under management (AUM) increasing by 44% to $15.5 billion, attributed to significant activity levels in core real estate.

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