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Dollar consolidates ahead of $US0.70 push

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... in the short term, over the next few days which will then probably set us up for a burst through 70 cents." Commonwealth Bank currency strategist Alex Schuman said the local unit had a fairly aggressive week and was now digesting the higher levels. But ...

August House finance supported by low rates: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... unemployment and rising house prices, you should expect to see high levels of interest in the housing market," Commonwealth Bank chief economist Michael Blythe said. Macquarie Bank senior economist Brian Redican said the data was not far from expectations. ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Quiet end to ASX week

... the banks when people are buying the growth stocks." National Australia Bank slipped 13 cents to $31.30 and Commonwealth Bank of Australia also lost 13 cents to $27.95, while Westpac Banking Corp gave up 14 cents to $16.46 and ANZ added nine cents to ...

Record September trading at Commsec

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2003
Commonwealth Bank of Australia's internet broking arm Commsec has reported a record trading month in September, but doesn't put this down to the recent acquisition of a key rival. "If you combined the level of trading that the two organisations had ...

Analysts remain divided over CBA restructure

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2003
Analysts remain divided over Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd's controversial customer service overhaul, with earnings upgrades - and downgrades - continuing to flow. But opinion seems unanimous that the restructure - which involves cutting 3,700 ...

Trade balance to remain in wide deficit in Aug: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
... reported in July. The deficit widened in July as non-farm exports fell to their lowest level since April 2000. Commonwealth Bank and Westpac Bank have both forecast the deficit to remain at $2.4 billion in July. TD Securities chief economist Stephen ...

CBA announces a 24% reduction in profits for the year

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has today announced a net profit of after tax of $2.01 billion for the year ended 30 June 2003, a decrease of 24 per cent on the previous financial year. "Net profit from ordinary activities (cash basis) was ...

Finance Sector Union slams CBA's decision to cut 3,700 jobs

The Finance Sector Union (FSU) has today condemned the Commonwealth Bank's announcement today that it would slash 3,700 jobs over the next three years. "There's no way you can take that amount of people out of an organization and not have an impact ...

CBA to cut domestic workforce by 3,700

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) today said it would cut its domestic workforce by about 3,700 over three years as part of a revamp of its customer service operations. The cuts would be between July 2003 and June 2006, the bank said. The bank ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ords dragged down by CBA news

... for the week today to close in negative territory, dragged down by News Corp and the major banks, especially Commonwealth Bank. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 3.2 points at 3218.1, while the all ordinaries index fell 1.6 points to 3223.4 ...