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MMC Contrarian makes sluggish debuts on the ASX

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
MMC Contrarian Ltd had a sluggish debut on the Australian Stock Exchange yesterday, but the investment company remains optimistic. The shares failed to trade at their $1.00 issue price and ended the day at 92 cents after hitting an intraday high of ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar firms in early Asian trade

... yesterday to keep the US dollar above 107 yen. Between January and November the BOJ had reportedly sold 18 trillion yen to stop the strength of its currency from preventing an export-led economic recovery. JP Morgan analysts said with the Australian ...

Super fund behind branch managers tilt at ANZ board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2003
A suburban bank manager's bid to get onto the ANZ board has received a boost with a major industry superannuation fund backing her candidacy. The Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund confirmed today it would use its 600,000 shares to support Joy ...

Rate hike expected, more to come: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
... risks to the economy from higher inflation. "There's nothing in this statement that suggests to me that they're going to stop at 5.25 per cent," she said. ABN Amro chief economist Kieran Davies said the hawkish RBA statement was laying the groundwork ...

Morning Market Wrap: US markets weak

... a three-month low to close up as investors bought back bank shares like Mizuho on bargain-hunting, but traders said more stop-loss selling was likely to push the market down again. The Nikkei ended up 110.22 points at 9897.05. In Sydney today, markets ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker

... months trendline everyone's been talking about - around the $US0.7090 area. "If we go down through that, $US0.7037 is the next stop, and then after that it's going to be quite a big shake-out. "The market's very long, and looking for triggers for the ...

No rate increases in near future: banks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2003
... continued to grow in excess of 20 per cent over the last 12 months, and in some areas a lot higher, (it) will ultimately stop because of this high level of debt to income ratio," he said. "I think the consequences will more likely be a slowdown in the ...

Labor marks Anti-Poverty Week with new proposals

... child-care and disability services. Another proposal is to create 20,000 new university and 20,000 TAFE places each year and stop university fees from spiralling out of control.

Shareholders to get chance to vote on executive payouts

... lodge a protest vote on hefty executive salaries under new proposals to shake up corporate regulations. But draft changes stop short of giving shareholders the power to veto golden handshakes, and back down from threats to fine companies up to $1 million ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits six year high

The Australian dollar charged above $US0.6900 overnight to hit its highest level in nearly six years as the United States dollar crumbled across the board. The local unit hit $US0.6920 in New York - its highest level since January of 1998. At 0700 the ...