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Business indicators show firm end to 2003, but lowers GDP forecast

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
While Australian business indicators for the December quarter pointed to a robust finish for the economy in 2003 economists have sharply revised down their expectations for the December quarter GDP outcome. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported ...

Business conditions weaken sharply in January: NAB survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
... the second month in a row where business conditions had weakened and they were now broadly in line with other leading indicators. The business conditions index fell 15 points to an overall reading of plus three points - a level not visited since early ...

Jobless rate stuck at 14-year lows in November: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
... was below 5.6 per cent and the outlook looked good. "While labour force figures can vary from month to month, forward indicators of labour market activity point to further growth in employment in the months ahead," he said. Treasurer Peter Costello will ...

OECD leading indicator data reveals moderate to strong recovery ahead

... 30-member states are likely to experience moderate to strong recovery ahead according to the latest composite leading indicators (CLIs). October data had signalled continued accelerating performance in the US and improving performance in the Euro area ...

Rate hike expected, more to come: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
... year. JP Morgan chief economist Andrew Pease said the move was expected, given the strength of the economy, both global indicators and domestic indicators. "The RBA has talked about taking rates back to neutral, we expect that will mean a peak of somewhere ...

NAB predicts a 25bps increase in interest rates by the RBA

... billion in the third quarter. Net exports look set to subtract 0.5% from the third quarter GDP growth whilst the business indicators release showed a larger than expected 2.3% build up in stocks, which will contribute 0.2% to the third quarter GDP. The ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar stronger; market waits for RBA meeting

... the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release the Balance of Payments, International Investment and Business Indicators data for the September quarter. The RBA will also publish the Commodity Price Index and the Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares climb after gains overnight in US

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
... said. The market will today focus on the Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin for November at 1500 AEDT, with US leading indicators and the Philadelphia Fed factory index out in the US tonight. The Australian dollar also opened weaker today as the US dollar ...

Latest OECD data indicates moderate to strong economic global growth

The latest Composite Leading Indicators (CPI) figures for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a 30-nation organization of which Australia is a part of, has indicated that moderate to strong recovery lies ahead for the economies ...

October retail index positive

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... for retailers. "This positive trend of 0.6 per cent growth and seasonally adjusted figure of 1.1 per cent are clear indicators of the positive trend," Mr Monaghan. Chief executive of the Australian Retailers Association Stan Moore said the Rugby World ...