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WRAP: Overnight debt and forex

The US Treasury market ended mixed [overnight], after a major rout on Friday prompted by unexpectedly strong April employment data. The short end of the yield curve clawed back only a small part of the 0.25% rises in yield on Friday, but the long end ...

Tab profit upgrade values company above Tabcorp offer

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
Tab yesterday signalled it was worth more than the $2 billion offered by Victoria's Tabcorp Holdings by upgrading its profit forecast for the financial year. The upgrade also prompted speculation Tab was gearing up for a bid for Queensland's UNiTAB. ...

ASEAN nations to push for FTA with Australia

South-East Asia's economic ministers said today they would urge their leaders to finally broker a free trade agreement with Australia and New Zealand. The economics ministers, meeting for one day in Singapore, will also recommend the leaders of Australia ...

OECD says recovery slowing in US, eurozone

... economic activity. The OECD said the February figures point to continued expansion ahead overall. But it added: "February data signal slightly weakening performance in the United States and the euro area, particularly for Germany."

Housing market continues to slow despite Februrary approval rise

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
Australian building approvals unexpectedly rose 3.2% in February but the gain may signal a demand and supply balance that isn't positive for the housing market, economists warned. The gain in overall approvals, seasonally adjusted, followed four months ...

Fed leaves US rates unchanged, pledges patience

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
The US Federal Reserve opted today to keep interest rates at 1958 lows and signalled it was in no hurry to raise borrowing costs with job creation so sluggish and inflation tame. The unanimous decision by the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee ...

NAB report reveals critical weaknesses

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
A report released today into the National Australia Bank's (NAB) foreign exchange scandal revealed critical weaknesses in the bank's culture, governance and risk frameworks. Following the release of the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) report, NAB announced ...

ASIC director leaves to head ACA

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) executive director of consumer protection Peter Kell has left the watchdog to take up the role of chief executive officer with the Australian Consumers\' Association (ACA). The appointment ...

Market Wrap

The Australian dollar opened higher before the release of a statement from the Reserve Bank that economists expect will indicate further rate rises are on the cards. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7664/69 compared with Friday's ...

Credit quality on the turn, says S&P

The pace of deterioration in the credit quality of Australian and New Zealand companies slowed in late 2003 and may signal improvement on the way for 2004. That is the conclusion of a report from ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P), which said credit ...