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Aus can deal with another GFC: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... says Australia is not in the same boat as Europe and is better placed to deal with another worldwide recession. The World Bank yesterday declared the global economy had entered a "dangerous period", warning it could be thrown into a "deeper and longer-lasting" ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to boost its lending firepower for Europe buoyed risk appetite. News that closely watched investment bank Goldman Sachs was the first financial on Wall Street to outdo market expectations this earnings season also helped banking ...

Wolf, wolf

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... boy, oh boy. Have you seen this morning's headline on theage.com.au? "'Ugliest' of times ahead." It's all about the World Bank's latest Global Economic Prospects report that, "signalled a downturn so severe it would eclipse the chaos that followed the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Europe finished mixed with Greece preparing to resume talks on a crucial debt write-off deal and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying it will raise new money to increase its financial firepower. ...

Long-term outlook bullish on emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
Central banks focused on supporting growth have eased inflationary pressure in emerging markets, with a positive long-term outlook, according to the Templeton Emerging Markets overview for Q4 2011. China's reduction of cash reserve requirements for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... showing that Australians were still pessimistic about their financial future despite two interest rate cuts from the Reserve Bank at the end of last year added to the sour mood. "We seem to have taken exception to comments by some investment banks in ...

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... the EFSF just two days ago. And there were more last night. In its semi-annual Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank (WB) cautioned that, "An escalation of the [European] crisis would spare no one. Developed and developing country growth rates ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... from a New York regional economic activity indicator. But a poor earnings report from Citigroup spilled over to affect other bank shares and held back the bulls overall. After jumping more than one percent in early trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Ascalon forms second Asian partnership

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... former executives of firms including Bennelong Asset Management, Goldman Sachs, Gartmore Investment Management and Macquarie Bank.

FSU slams banking sector cost cutting plans

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... at Australia's big four banks, said job cuts in the banking industry cannot be justified. Reports today claim thousands of bank jobs could be on the line over the next two years as part of major cost cutting plans. At the end of last week ANZ confirmed ...