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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... also for January. Tiger Airways chief executive Tony Davis speaks at the National Aviation Press Club in Sydney. St George Bank gives a briefing on business banking operations. And Wesfarmers Ltd managing director Richard Goyder speaks at a Leadership ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... Brown added 41 cents to $16.64. The four big banks were higher with ANZ up 29 cents, or 1.3 per cent, to $21.73, Commonwealth Bank up 95 cents, or 2.3 per cent, to $40.95, National Australia Bank up 95 cents, or 3.3 per cent, to $28.43 and Westpac up ...

The looming inflationary upswing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... tempering, but the bad news is that long term water prices may double and fuel prices may triple. Yesterday, the Reserve Bank in its monetary policy statement said, "There is tentative evidence that some moderation in household demand is beginning to ...

Macquarie to downsize mortgage staff

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... the cost of funding mortgages and current conditions in the global mortgage securitisation market". "From 7 March 2008, the bank would substantially reduce origination of new residential mortgages in Australia but would continue to provide full service ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... share price index futures contract was 81 points lower at 5335. Coming up today, the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank release their Australian Performance of Services Index for January and the Australian Bureau of Statistics posts national ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... January as consumers started to feel the pinch of rising interest rates. Economists don't expect this will prevent the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) from raising interest rates again today, however, given its concerns about the outlook for inflation. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... Futures Exchange at 0650 AEDT, the March share price index contract was 47 points or 0.87 per cent lower at 5,380. The Reserve Bank is expected to announce an interest rate rise today while the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the balance of ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... data on inflation and interest rates expected tomorrow from the market -- no surprises." Of the banking stocks, Commonwealth Bank was down $1.94 or 4.5 per cent to $40.19 at 1205 AEDT. ANZ Bank was down 95 cents or 4.36 per cent to $21.05, Westpac was ...

New chair at Virgin Money

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... Virgin Money Australia has appointed David Baxby as the new chairman of the company following the departure of Macquarie Bank deputy managing director, Richard Sheppard, from the role. Baxby, who is also the chief executive of Virgin Management Asia ...

Woolworths to launch credit card

Another non-bank moves into the banking arena after retailer Woolworths signed a deal with HSBC to issue the Woolworths' credit card, due for release later this year. The deal was a result of a global tender process undertaken by Woolworths' financial ...