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Australia's balance of trade improves during May

The balance on Australia's international trade in goods and services for May was a deficit of $1.94 billion - a decrease of $1.10 billion on the April deficit ($3.05 billion), the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The export of goods ...

Trade deficit down 22.24% in March: ABS

The Australian economy experienced a $1.48 billion trade deficit for the month of March 2003, a decrease of 22.24 per cent from the deficit experienced in February 2003 of $1.90 billion. In the latest economic figures released by the Australian Bureau ...

US corporate bonds to continue good start to the year: Loomis Sayles

... pressure before that, if the flight to quality trade reverses with the end of the war and as the growing federal budget deficit causes the Treasury to flood the market with new offerings," she said. Mason added, "this scenario is not a friendly one for ...

ASIC/CSA launch survey on defined benefit super schemes

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today announced that in conjunction with the Corporate Superannuation Association (CSA) it will survey CSA corporate sponsors in relation to the status of their defined benfit employee superannuation ...

Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold

... yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statisitics showing a slowdown in the housing construction market and a widening trade deficit may increase the pressure on the RBA to take action later in the year, but the uncertainty caused by the war on Iraq ...

Afternoon market wrap: Investors drawn to banks

... raised by ABS statistics released today showing a slowdown in building activity and an increase in the nation's trade deficit. Under-pressure airline stocks also received some welcome market support. Qantas bounced back over the $3.00 mark to finish ...

Trade deficit widens to $1.87 billion: ABS

Australia's balance of trade in goods and services stood at a deficit figure of $1.87 billion for February 2003 as compared to a deficit of $1.31 billion in January 2003. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today showed that the ...

Economist says current account deficit figures are "disturbing"

John Fernando A leading Sydney-based economist said today that the current account deficit figures released earlier this week are "disturbing." In an exclusive interview with the Financial Standard, Dr. Ric Simes, chief economist with ICAP, a wholesale ...

Economist says current account deficit figures are disturbing

John Fernando A leading Sydney-based economist said today that the current account deficit figures released earlier this week are disturbing. In an exclusive interview with the Financial Standard, Dr. Ric Simes, chief economist with ICAP, a wholesale ...

Costello cautions supers against overseas equity investments

... drought continues. Expensive aircraft acquisitions by Qantas, a primary reason for the last quarter's record current account deficit of $11.6 billion, was a sign of economic strength that would improve tourism in the future, he added.