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Current account deficit improves in September quarter after some exports recover

AAP | MONDAY, 1 DEC 2003

... deficit narrowed to $11.94 billion from a record $12.31 billion in the previous quarter, a three per cent improvement. Economists had been expecting a deficit of about $11.7 billion. The current account deficit, a snapshot of all Australia's dealings ...

Economists expect 1.3 per cent GDP growth in September quarter

... "We're assuming that spending on consumer services is fairly modest so there's upside risk to the forecast," he said. Economists said the export sector, which detracted 1.5 per cent from GDP in the previous quarter, would have turned around significantly ...

RBA to hike rates to 5.25 per cent next week: economists

AAP | FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003

... interest rates by another 0.25 per cent next week given the strengthening domestic and global picture, according to economists. The RBA lifted rates by 0.25 per cent to 5.00 per cent on November 5, saying the local and global economic picture was improving ...

Greater fiscal discipline needed: OECD

... major surprises, but the report accompanying the data calls for a reduction or rationalisation of government spending. Economists say this suggestion is in direct contrast to the actual direction in which the government is likely to head in, over the ...

Housing bubble imbalance could threaten economic growth: TD Securities

... Securities chief strategist for the Asia-Pacific region Stephen Koukoulas. In a speech made to the Australian Business Economists Forecasting Conference last week he said the move to a negative household saving ratio escalates the risk of a hard landing ...

Wage growth should continue: economists

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2003

... growth should continue following the recent drop in unemployment but it is unlikely to affect inflation, according to economists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will report the September quarter Wage Cost Index (WCI) today, and for the first time ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, bonds close down

... read pretty much close to the statement we got last week with the rate hike, so not much new in it," he said. Most economists said the statement made a further rate hike look very likely in December, but Mr Jansen said the local market had already priced ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar weaker after US jobless claims plunge

... plunged by 43,000 to 348,000 - the lowest level since before recession in the world's largest economy - surprising economists who had expected a level of 380,000 in the week. The boost to the US dollar from the employment report card was then enhanced ...

Howard says no need for further rate hikes

AAP | THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2003

... significant lift in Australian rates over the near term," he told the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Economists are already predicting that the Reserve will move to lift rates again when it meets for the last time of the year in the first ...

RBA decision takes economists by surprise

... foot off the accelerator rather than slamming on the brakes at this stage. The Financial Standard spoke to several economists, all of whom concur the RBA is likely to continue increasing the interest rates until it hits a neutral of around 5.5% by mid-next ...

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Future Group to internalise super trustee structure

MATTHEW WAI | 12:43PM

Future Group is acquiring WTW's superannuation licensed entity, Stewarda, to establish trustee capabilities in house.

Natixis names chief executive for Mirova

MATTHEW WAI | 12:32PM

Natixis Investment Managers has promoted an executive from another affiliate to succeed the outgoing chief executive of Mirova, Philippe Zaouati, effective July 1.

ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:25PM

ASIC has called out superannuation trustees for not doing enough to protect retirement savings of Australians on platforms even after repeated warnings from regulators about the dangers of poor oversight.

HMC Capital wins $1.3bn private credit insto mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:49AM

HMC Capital has won two global institutional mandates of $1.35 billion for its private credit strategy in Australian commercial real estate (CRE) lending.

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