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Housing finance slows in June led by investor market: economists

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2004
... weaker-than-expected easing in housing finance was clearly concentrated in the investment market, down 8.8%. \"I think it is pretty clear that segment of investment has turned,\" she said. Ong said the data was consistent with the Reserve Bank of Australia\'s ...

Real estate fairytale over but no crash in sight

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2004
... two years. \"Whether you were a home owner, an investor, a financier or a property developer, it is likely you\'ve done pretty well,\" Cornish told an American Chamber of Commerce property market forum in Sydney.

Challenger rallies as Lowy investment emerges

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2004
... chairman Frank Lowy, bought a 5.78% stake last week, according to documents lodged with the Australian Stock Exchange. "It's pretty much risen on the back of that," one broker said as Challenger shares rose three cents or 6.5% to 48.5 cents, the highest ...

News Corp in talks with Liberty ? Now clearer and muddier

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
... confirmed talks were "proceeding", although he downplayed their importance. "These talks are proceeding, but let's say pretty slowly," Mr Murdoch said. "Sorry to be vague about it, but it is a vague picture at the moment." Asked about his comment last ...

RBA decision to leave rates expected and clear cut: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave rates unchanged today was largely expected by the market and pretty clear cut, economists said today. At 0930 AEST the RBA announced it would leave rates at 5.25%, following its board meeting yesterday. ...

RBA leaves rates unchanged, needs more time: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... up early signs of a slowing housing sector and a strong Aussie dollar against what they see in the near term, which is pretty high domestic inflation, emerging wage issues and a still pretty strong global economy," he said. He said he expected another ...

New NAB boss has own suspicions about rogue trading scandal

... "Right now, they're inefficient because they're vertically integrated banks and we make everything four times, which is pretty dumb," he said. "So what we want to do is keep the brands and keep the flavour but only make the product once... so there is ...

MMC Contrarian makes sluggish debuts on the ASX

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
... the cash it was a very strong market and we really didn't push it," director Kevin Eley said. "We stopped the roadshows pretty early - we were only going to raise $150 million and ended up raising $200 million, so it was a pretty good job. "The market ...

Super fund behind branch managers tilt at ANZ board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2003
... their actions," he said. "(Investors) see merit in supporting Joy Buckland because she brings a realistic perspective to a pretty narrowly interested group of directors at ANZ." The ANZ is opposed to Ms Buckland's candidacy, and is supporting Mr Goode ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares up as investors defy RBA rate hike

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2003
... percentage points to 5.25 per cent, the second rate rise in as many months. Analysts said the second rate cut had been pretty much factored into the local market and now that it had happened, the market was moving forward a bit. Paterson Ord Minnett ...