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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... FRANKFURT - Market trading drops by around a half during the World Cup, according to a report published by the European Central Bank, with goals halting trading activity even further. FRANKFURT - German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse says its ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... local market higher. ANZ Banking Group led the sector, gaining 16 cents, or 0.75 per cent, to $21.58. National Australia Bank climbed 11 cents, or 0.48 per cent, to $23.05, Commonwealth Bank increased 17 cents, or 0.34 per cent, to $50.05, and Westpac ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... EU's 2007-2013 budget will be redirected towards job creation, especially among the young, and will commit to freeing up bank lending to small- and medium-sized companies." Even that scholar of the Great Depression realised this. In his testimony before ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases housing finance data for December while the Reserve Bank of Australia releases figures on credit and debit card lending for December. In equities news, Leighton Holdings and JB Hi-Fi ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... $513.0 million, with 287 stocks up, 282 down and 329 unchanged. Mr Russell said the market would be looking at the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) quarterly statement on monetary policy - due at 1130 AEDT - for potential clues about the future direction ...

Intersuisse/ Austock securities buyout goes ahead

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... nearly two months of talks, resulting in a number of management changes. Austock Group chief executive and former head of Bank of America-Merill Lynch, Paul Masi will step down from this role to head up the new combined Intersuisse/ Austock Securities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up five points at 4,260. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases its statement on monetary policy. In equities news, Newcrest Mining and Aston Resources post first-half ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
The Australian share market has opened weaker with the stocks of major companies BHP Billiton and Telstra weighing on sentiment after weaker-than-expected profit results. Australia's largest telco's net profit for the six months to December 31 was $1.468 ...

Fears Volcker Rule will hit sovereign bond trading

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
Central banks are lobbying the US government to relax key aspects of the Volcker Rule that they fear could weaken trading volumes for their sovereign bonds. The Volcker Rule was introduced by the Obama administration following the Global Financial Crisis ...

Enough of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... surprising that the Greeks are up in arms. Two days ago, they were on the streets again, and walking out again, resulting in bank and school closures, disruptions to public transportation and minimum hospital services. But while there's an air of caution ...