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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar is slightly higher as optimism grows that the Eurozone will issue its own bonds in a bid to ease sovereign debt crisis. At 0700 (AEST) on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 103.85 US cents, up from 103.75 cents on Friday. ...

I heart the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
I heart the RBA. Who wouldn't? OK, ok... most borrowers perhaps. But in the general scheme of things it's on top of the list on my Valentine's list. The minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's February Board meeting is set for outing today. The minutes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. Most key market indices were lower, but oil and copper were higher. On the ASX 24 at 0822 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was five points lower at 4,883. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
The Australian market has received positive leads from European trading overnight, but the most powerful influence on the day's trade, Wall Street, was closed for Thanksgiving. On the ASX24 at 0701 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market may open slightly lower and trading may be subdued as traders have little direction following public holidays in the US and China. At 0740 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was four ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after US stocks gained, despite disappointing news on retail sales and jobs. Higher precious metals and oil prices are expected to lift the local bourse, too. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
The Australian share market again has received mixed leads from overseas overnight, with Wall Street indices down, precious metals lower, but copper and oil both were higher. At 0722 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a weak lead from overseas markets, with Wall Street ending mixed on Friday and commodities lower. At 0736 AEST, however, the September share price index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was up ...

Econocrats pour cold water on mortgage agency

The Australian government's two key economic agencies yesterday reiterated their view that the market for mortgage-backed securities would recover, and that there was no case for any form of government-sponsored mortgage funding agency. In his opening ...

Margin lending collapses risk regulatory over-reach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
The collapse of some boutique margin lenders is prompting calls for more regulation, but regulatory overreaction leading to overreach may cause even bigger structural problems. To illustrate the conundrum, it's worth reviewing some of Reserve Bank Glen ...