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Housing finance may have finally risen in March: economists

Housing finance in Australia may have risen in March for the first time in six months, according to some economists, while others expect the nation's overheated property market to have continued to cool. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will ...

CommSec launches company stress test for investors

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2003
Trading house Commonwealth Securities has launched a new company stress test which allows sophisticated and mum and dad investors to assess the real financial health of a company. The Financial Stress Indicator (FSI) was devised by CommSec's quantitative ...

Rate hike expected, more to come: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
Australia's central bank is expected to increase interest rates again in February, after a strengthening global and domestic economy sparked an 0.25 percentage point hike today, according to economists. They said the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) ...

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

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would raise 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 ...

September retail sales may fall: economists

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
Australian retail sales may have fallen slightly in September although this was some consolidation after three months of strength, according to economists. Economists tip September retail trade figures, to be released on Monday, to fall marginally. ...

Higher budget surplus has little economic implications: HSBC economist

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
A better than expected budget surplus was not necessarily an indication that the economy was performing stronger than expected, according to economists. Australia's 2002/03 Budget produced a final surplus of $7.5 billion, compared to the $3.9 billion ...

Morningstar likely to downgrade Zurich international equities

Morningstar has announced today that it would reassess its four star rating of Zurich Australia in light of three key staff departures from its international equities investment management sub contractor Deutsche Asset Management. Morningstar has said ...
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