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RBA likely to keep interest rates on hold till early 2004: ICAP

... the global recovery. "The building approvals data will be a concern for the RBA, but any rate changes are likely to happen next year," said Mr Thomas. "The RBA is likely to give an indication of where interest rates are heading sometime next week."

Manufacturing boosted by domestic demand

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... raise interest rates, particularly with inflation expected to move lower and construction activity likely to ease over the next year. "It must be remembered that manufacturing activity contracted only four months ago, and any commencement of a new round ...

Inflation may slide below RBA target

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... remain on hold for a considerable period of time and if the adverse effect is sufficiently large, it is even possible that the next move in interest rates could be down," Dr Harding said. "The fact that fuel prices in Sydney but fell in Melbourne and ...

ANZ job ads up 1.4%

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... likely to improve." The recent job ads trend is consistent with employment growth of between 15 and 18,000 per month over the next few months, she said. Employment rose by an average of 13,400 over the past three months. "Employment growth of this magnitude ...

Melbourne Cup Day looms as d-day for interest rates

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... this month to prepare home buyers for the prospect of higher rates. "We certainly can't rule out a rate hike as early as next week, but believe that the Reserve Bank will wait a little longer," he said. "Primarily the Reserve Bank will want to prepare ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker; ASX retreats from early gains

... going anywhere so I suspect the market could be a bit long on Aussie by now. "We may see a little bit of a cleanout over the next few sessions." The Australian dollar hit near six-year highs of $US0.7108 in New York overnight but dropped back to the ...

Government Telstra sale blocked by Senate

... Communications Minister Daryl Williams said he expects the Telstra sale bill to remain largely unchanged when it returns to the Senate next year. Some senators have indicated they may be open to compromise if the Government uses part of the estimated ...

New super legislation good news for future: AMP

... annum. Further legislation passed by the Parliament will see the 15% superannuation surcharge tax reduced to 12.5% over the next three years.

Boutique fund warns investors of current market dangers

... "Overall, the fixation on mainstream asset classes in the last cycle hurt investors," she said. "If that is to be avoided in the next cycle then the lack of understanding and transparency of the sophisticated non-mainstream asset sub-classes must be ...

Fight on for slice of ANZ rights issue underwriting

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2003
... "Beyond that it comes down to its underlying earnings outlook and they have only indicated a moderate earnings outlook for next year around the 5-6 per cent mark," Mr McDonald said. UBS has upgraded 2004 earnings per share (EPS) forecasts by 1.9 per ...