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RBA decision to leave rates unchanged no surprise

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to leave interest rates unchanged in April has come as no surprise to economists who expect rates to remain on hold for a while yet. Yesterday the RBA held its key lending rate steady at 5.25% for the third ...

Employment growth likely returned to solid levels in March

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... more solid levels in March but there was weakness ahead as the housing sector continued its downturn, according to economists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish March labour force numbers on Thursday, with the market forecasting ...

US March job growth at four-year high, stuns market

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
... a survey separate from the jobs tally, ticked up to 5.7% from the two-year low of 5.6% in January and February. But economists largely dismissed the rise as insignificant. Reuters/

Retail sales up 0.1% in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... said sales were 8.3% higher than the same time last year, at $15.76 billion. But the monthly rise was smaller than economists' expectations, dragged down by a fall in the sale of household goods and spending on hospitality and services. Household goods ...

Housing market continues to slow despite Februrary approval rise

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
... rose 3.2% in February but the gain may signal a demand and supply balance that isn't positive for the housing market, economists warned. The gain in overall approvals, seasonally adjusted, followed four months of declines. The number was inflated by ...

Household spending pushes economy as business investment slows

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
... another at the start of 2005, while a higher Aussie dollar will erode the gains from a pick-up in the farm sector. Most economists are predicting a slowing in economic growth by the second half of this year, and the federal Treasury is expecting 3.5% ...

Property investment loans plunge in January: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
... November and December. January is traditionally a soft month for home borrowing, but the size of the fall was bigger than economists' expectations. Home loans for owner-occupiers fell seven per cent, allowing for seasonal influences. The ABS said borrowing ...

RBA leaves rates unchanged, needs more time: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... would give it more time to assess the effect of the strong local dollar and slowing housing sector on the economy, economists said today. The central bank today left the cash rate at 5.25%, following yesterday's March board meeting, the second consecutive ...

Annual economic growth lifts to 4%: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... last year. The increase came despite back-to-back interest rate hikes in November and December and was higher than economists' expectations of a 1% expansion over the quarter. The ABS also revised up growth in the September quarter, to 1.3% from 1.2% ...

Interest rates expected to stay on hold

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... the drought. However, exports are still expected to cut 0.5 percentage points from economic growth, prompting many economists to downgrade their forecasts for December when figures are released today. The Reserve Bank left rates on hold last month after ...

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REI Super chief executive steps down

ELIZA BAVIN
REI Super is farewelling its chief executive Jarrod Coysh, after more than seven years in the role.

Former Brighter Super investment lead plots return

MATTHEW WAI
After a six-month hiatus, former Brighter Super chief investment officer Mark Rider is returning to the superannuation industry, set to join another super fund next month.

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
The government's tax agenda announced in the Budget overhauling the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing have now passed the Parliament and will become law.

BUSSQ beefs up cyber security oversight

MATTHEW WAI
The Queensland industry fund has welcomed a cyber security expert to its board of trustees, bolstering its oversight on heightened cyber security risk.

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