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A tale of two currencies

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... expected to have a substantial knock on effect at home. Not all Federal Reserve board members wanted yesterday's cut in interest rates or the discount rate, which were both cut by 25 basis points. However data had run on the weaker side of expectations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... Alexander speaks at the Sydney Mining Club. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Wednesday, buoyed by both the Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut and its view that credit market strains have eased somewhat and by reports showing surprising strength in economic ...

That four-letter word

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... defaults rose by as much as 77.2 per cent, where Sydney's default rate rose by 35.3 per cent in FY07. Periods of low interest rates, easy credit and growth in credit facilities, have encouraged many borrowers to take on bigger mortgages, and supplement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... corporate profits. Adding to the nervous atmosphere was some uncertainty about the outcome of Wednesday's Federal Reserve interest-rate decision, while a 3 per cent pullback in oil prices hit energy stocks. Stocks have risen recently, in part, on a widely ...

ING IM tailored to suit

ING Investment Management has restructured its existing management team to cater for recent developments in the investments industry, particularly growing institutional demand for alpha/beta-specific strategies. It's not quite a radical departure from ...

Race to the pump

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... Guards, the world's fourth largest oil producer. Oil prices could get another leg up this week if the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates which is, according to consensus, no so much a matter of if, as by how much. However many market analysts are believe ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market continued its strong gains at noon after starting trade in positive territory, driven by the resources sector, which was buoyed by higher base and precious metal prices on Friday. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
... sector. Stocks extended their gains as the weekend approached, in a sign investors are expecting the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates when it meets next week. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 134.78 points, or 0.99 per cent, to end at 13,806.70. ...

K2 back on IPO path

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
K2 Asset Management Holdings (K2) has declared that market conditions are now right to re-list on the ASX, after withdrawing its initial public offering in August. Campbell Neal, executive director at K2 Asset Management, previously said a listing in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... manufacturing and employment data all pointed to a weakening economy, but the US central bank still is expected to cut official interest rates by 0.25 per cent this month. The Dow Jones industrial average edged back 3.33 points to 13,671.92 and the Standard ...