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US pension funds issue debt ultimatum

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... rallying call to President Barack Obama and Members of Congress to act immediately on US debt or risk long term damage to the country's retirement savings. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) released a statement including a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... leads from offshore trading overnight, with markets falling as US policy-makers continue to search for a resolution of the country's immediate debt problem. At 0728 AEST, the local September share price index futures contract was 22 points higher, however ...

Bank of Melbourne relaunches with plans for 90 new branches

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... Victorians. "There's no local regional (bank) in Victoria," he said. You look at the market share for regional banks around the country, they have at least 22% market share in every state except Victoria where the share is closer to 13%." "There's a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... raising the US debt ceiling, with the August 2 deadline moving closer. If the US debt ceiling is not raised by then, the country will have to slash spending and could be forced to default on its debt. Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... emerged that France and Germany may have reached agreement over how to resolve the Greek debt crisis, ahead of a crucial 17-country summit. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.48 US cents, up from 107.37 US cents at close ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... stocks mostly rose after President Barack Obama threw his weight behind a plan to slash the US deficit that could see the country avoid a devastating default. Tech firms, particularly in South Korea, were boosted by strong earnings reports from US giants ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... its worst week in nearly a year. Investors seemed to largely ignore the ongoing debate in Washington over raising the country's borrowing limit. Troubling questions over Europe's financial health and manufacturing in the US weighed down stock prices ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... It was the fourth day of losses on the stock market out of the last five. Worries that Italy could be the next European country to get caught up in the region's debt problems have kept investors on edge this week. JPMorgan Chase & Co. rose 1.8 per cent ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... Just in time I will save the day..." Peter Cetera - Glory of Love This tune played in my head when Beijing announced the country's June quarter economic scorecard yesterday - and boy oh boy, it was good. Could you imagine what could have been had China's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... gains. The move puts Ireland back on the list of heavily-indebted European countries in danger of default. If a European country fails to pay its debts, it could cause widespread disruptions in financial markets and lead to a slowdown in lending. The ...