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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... the Australian Office of Financial Management was due to auction $700 million of Commonwealth Government November 2010 Treasury bonds. In companies news, Alumina Ltd holds its annual general meeting. Assistant Treasurer Senator Nick Sherry is due to ...

Aviva boost MLC and NAB Wealth numbers

NAB RESULTS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... cent to $8.2 billion. The group said the lower revenues were largely due to more normal income in Global Markets and Treasury after big numbers in 2009. The revenues also dropped after NAB's recent customer fee campaigns in personal banking where they ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... for the same month. The Australian Office of Financial Management was scheduled to auction $1.2 billion of short-term Treasury notes. In companies news, National Australia Bank Ltd was scheduled to release its first half results. ANZ Banking Group Ltd ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... months. The slide erased a 143-point gain from Monday. The Dow and broader indexes each fell more than two per cent. Treasury prices rose on increased demand for safe investments. Stocks have seesawed in the past week as Europe's efforts to agree on ...

Simple tax is too taxing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
If I didn't know better, I would think that the Australian Treasury Secretary's name is Henry Review instead of Dr. Ken Henry. Look around you...pick up a paper...click on a mouse, and you're sure to find Dr. Ken Henry Tax Review splattered across the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... was due to hold a tender for the issue of $1.25 billion worth of 5.5 per cent, December 2013 Commonwealth Government Treasury bonds. In equities news, Macquarie Group Ltd releases its annual results. Woolworths releases its third quarter sales results ...

Contagion has already happened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... institutions would continue. Why? They could borrow money at 0.25 per cent or cheaper from the Fed, turn around and buy US Treasury, say a 3-year bond at 1.75 per cent. That's a risk-free return of 1.5 per cent right there! Multiply 1.5 by millions of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... Australian Office of Financial Management was due to hold a tender for the issue of $400 million worth of short-term Treasury notes maturing on August 13, 2010. In equities news, ANZ Banking Group Ltd releases its first half results. Also, Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... index rose 14.46, or 0.6 per cent, to 2,519.07. Bond prices fell, lifting yields. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.77 percent from 3.74 percent late Wednesday. The dollar rose against other major currencies, while gold fell. ...

Rules, rules, rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... Tax' that would be " levied on the sum of profits and compensation of financial institutions" and " paid to a nation's treasury to help finance the broader costs of a financial crisis." Given the current general distaste (hatred?) for bankers, it would ...