Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1881 - 1890 of 1909 results for "Stay"

Midday market wrap: $A weaker at noon as market drifts without US impetus

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
... quiet and you'd expect London to be fairly quiet tonight through the European session." Australian traders seemed happy to stay on the sidelines ahead of retail sales figures due for release on Monday and the Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting on ...

Morning Market Wrap: Investors expecting confidence boost

... lift in rates until 2004. "A sharp plunge in the US dollar or a major destabilising act of terrorism could cause the RBA to stay on the interest rate sidelines until February 2004. "But on economic grounds, another small life in interest rates in December ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares climb after gains overnight in US

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
The Australian share market opened higher today following a positive lead from key United States indices overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 8.2 points better off at 3189.6 by 1015 AEDT while the all ordinaries index had lifted 7.9 points ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

The Australian dollar opened weaker today as the US dollar recovered from its record low against the euro following a rally in US equities. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7211/16 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7230/35. ...

Westfield chairman intends to remain in top spot

... doing well. I feel good. I am strong. I think I have got my marbles and (while) I can make a contribution, I would like to stay unless the board thinks otherwise." Westfield's annual report released last month showed the chairman received total remuneration ...

Cicutto reappointed as NAB chief

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... another three years, continuing recent moves by the nation's other big banks to hold onto current leadership. Mr Cicutto will stay on until October 2006 with his annual base salary fixed at $2.082 million, but his total pay can be more than doubled if ...

No rate increases in near future: banks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2003
... at 4.75 per cent. "My view is for at least throughout calendar 2004, so through to Christmas next year, the cash rate will stay around 4.75 per cent and won't change," Mr Cameron told reporters in New York today. Mr Cameron and St George managing director ...

Dollar consolidates ahead of $US0.70 push

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
The Australian dollar shot closer to six-year highs this week, riding on a strong economy and weak US dollar, and is expected to push towards $US0.7000 in the short term. The local currency broke through the $US0.6850 resistance level this week, reaching ...

Home lending bounces back in August: ABS

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
The number of home loans issued bounced back in August, new figures showed today, driven by rising numbers of homebuyers refinancing their properties. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said housing finance in the month rose 2.1 per cent, following ...

Housing finance expected to have risen in August

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
The number of home loan approvals was expected to have risen in August as a low interest rate environment kept encouraging buyers and investors into the housing market. Most economists expect a rise of around 1.5 per cent in Australian housing finance ...