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NZCC submission further support for proposed air-alliance

... assessed by Henry Ergas of NECG, economic advisor to Air New Zealand and Qantas, and has also been reviewed by other economists including Professor Robert Will, the New Zealand carrier said. However, these economic opinions fundamentally disagree with ...

Morning market wrap: US Stocks Slump Friday As Confidence Wanes

... were helped by producer price index data for May, the 0.3% fall slightly larger than the 0.2% decline anticipated by economists. The US dollar also slipped almost 1.0% against the euro. At $1.1877, the dollar is barely half a cent above the all time ...

Morning Market Wrap: US Shares Finish Modestly Higher

... The US Commerce Department reported retail sales rose 0.1% in May, slightly higher than the flat outcome expected by economists, and by 0.6% after stripping out autos and gasoline. Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell to 430,000 from 447,000 ...

Costello refuses to be drawn on rising dollar implications

... be drawn on Labor's claims that the rise in the local currency against the US greenback could slash economic growth. Economists have warned a sustained 10 per cent rise in the Australian dollar could trim half a percentage point from growth, although ...

Henry predicts solid growth in 2004, explains CGS commitment

... spectacular economic growth next financial year, according to Treasury Secretary Ken Henry. Addressing an Australian Business Economists gathering, Henry said growth was also solid this financial year, despite the worst drought on record. "Investment ...

Economists welcome Government "backflip" on CGS

... the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Commonwealth Government bond market has received a guarded welcome from economists. "The Government has done a complete back flip on this one," said Financial Standard chief economist Dr Rob Pereira. "Initially ...

RBA keeps interest rates on hold at 4.75%

... and, as expected, made no change to interest rate policy. Rates have now been on hold at 4.75% since June 2002 and economists predict that no change, if any, is likely before late 2003. The RBA board will convene next on June 3. Meanwhile the RBA has ...

Impact of war should be put in context: ICAP

... constrained in the near future, ICAP said, but major economies are unlikely to be sent back into recession. ICAP's economists predict that the US economy will continue to grow by around 2.5% in 2003 and start to accelerate towards the end of the year ...