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Sub-prime currency fall-out

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
With central banks lowering official interest rates in response to sub-prime induced credit crunches rather than due to fundamental parameters, we could be in for some unpredictable currency movements. This week the US Federal Reserve slashed their ...

Austock appoints new head

... Sydney. In his new role, Sheen will be responsible for over $400 million in funds across equity, high yield and fixed interest securities. Michelle Baltazar

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
... rekindled concerns about inflation and snapped a two-day rally that was sparked by the Federal Reserve's bold cut in interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 48.86 points to 13,766.70 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 10.28 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
... open higher today following a healthy lead from Wall Street and from international metals prices, both buoyed by the US interest rates. At 0700 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September Share Price Index was up 21 points at 6409. Today, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
The Australian stock market has been buoyed by a big cut in interest rates in the United States which has helped ease fears that the US economy could slip into recession. In early trading today, the Australian stock market had lifted by more than two ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
... following a strong lead from Wall Street and from international metals prices, both buoyed by the US Federal Reserve interest rates cut. At 0713 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September Share Price Index was up 140 points at 6342. Today, Coles ...

Credit crunch driving recession fears

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
... pressures may be mounting, albeit on a smaller scale, for other lenders and we may start to find that the least of our interest worries will be what the Reserve Bank intends doing with their official interest rates. The bigger problem however is macro-economic. ...

QIC appoints new beta manager

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
QIC has appointed Bill Prendergast to the new position of Global Fixed Interest Beta Manager. Prendergast will manage QIC's global fixed income beta portfolios, including an inflation-linked bond mandate for QSuper. Prior to joining QIC, Bill spent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
... share market closed lower on Monday in a relatively uneventful session ahead of the US Federal Reserve's anticipated interest rate cut tonight. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell by 35.4 points to 6271.4 and the All Ordinaries lost 32 points to 6283.7. ...

Equities sentiment still holding up

... improve, and equal proportion expect things to either stay the same or get worse. Investors are nonetheless undecided about interest rates with 50 per cent of respondents expecting interest rates to rise during the next year and 50 per cent expecting ...