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Reserve Bank of Australia tipped to leave rates on hold

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
The Reserve Bank is tipped to leave interest rates on hold today but many analysts are predicting a rise in the next month or two. Australia's central bank will announce the result of its board meeting at 0930 (AEST) today. Some economists believe the ...

Bank of Japan chief says GDP growth this year may halt deflation

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
... too optimistic just yet. "Logically, we can expect deflation to ease between the end of this fiscal year in March 2005 and next fiscal year," Fukui told public broadcaster NHK, citing stronger-than-expected growth, corporate and financial sector reforms. ...

Home lending picks up again in March: RBA

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
... slowed to a sustainable level, and today's figures reinforce his concerns. The Reserve Bank board meets on interest rates next week, although analysts had discounted the chance of a rate rise so soon before the federal Budget. Personal credit, which ...

US interest rates likely to rise as inflation builds, poll finds

... worries about rising inflation pressures have fueled expectations the Federal Reserve will push up interest rates in the next few months. A Reuters poll taken on Thursday, after the first-quarter gross domestic product report showed a doubling of a key ...

Construction industry shows signs of growth

Australia's construction industry is set to grow significantly over the next 18 months, according to a peak industry group survey. The Australian Industry Group's (Ai Group) biannual Construction Outlook Survey of 100 non-residential construction companies ...

Santos looks to new projects to rebound from Moomba disruption

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2004
... future. "Despite the depressed quarterly figures, we remain confident of building annual production to record levels over the next few years," Ellice-Flint said. He said Santos continued to focus on developing its strong line-up of growth projects and ...

UK Chancellor backs Bank of England ahead of interest rate decision

... Monetary Policy Committee is widely expected to lift base interest rates by a quarter percentage point to 4.25% when it meets next week, which would be the third such rate rise since November. Reuters

Voters cool on Latham and tax cuts, poll finds

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2004
... support for Opposition Leader Mark Latham and Labor has slipped, but Australians are also cool on large tax cuts tipped for next month's budget, a new poll shows. The Sydney Morning Herald reports the ACNielsen poll shows support for Labor has dipped ...

US jobs confidence adds to recovery optimism

... more upbeat in April about finding a job than they have been in almost 18 months, causing markets to quickly shift focus to next week's influential report on the U.S. employment situation. Also consumers bought a near-record number of homes last month ...

European interest rates to remain steady, ECB chief hints

The European Central Bank is positioning itself to keep interest rates steady at its monthly meeting next week despite growing uncertainty about eurozone growth prospects, its president hinted Tuesday along with several other ECB officials. "Although ...