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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
The Australian dollar reached a fresh seven-year high just shy of 80 US cents overnight on expectations further interest rate rises will attract investors. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7978/83 compared with yesterday's close of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
The Australian dollar opened stronger on the back of United States dollar weakness as the local market awaited today's speech from the Reserve Bank of Australia's deputy governor. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7924/29 compared ...

Owen extends AXA responsibilities

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2004
... addition to his existing responsibilities as group CEO of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings. Mr Owen is a senior Executive Vice President in the AXA Group and member of the AXA Executive Committee. AXA said the the property and casualty operations and the China ...

Market Wrap

... expect Greenspan to have a fairly upbeat assessment of the economy, showing that it is improving," said John Davidson, president of Partner Re Asset Management Corp. "I don't expect that he will give any indication that the Fed is about to raise rates." ...

Backlash continues over free trade agreement

... and this has the potential to have a big impact on jobs in this important and previously growing local industry," ACTU president Sharan Burrow said. "Australian working families deserve better from their government." The two countries have been in talks ...

Market Wrap

... ministers won't discuss possible euro sales in a meeting scheduled yesterday in Brussels with European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet. The Australian dollar surged yesterday after the RBA's statement on monetary policy was seen as quite hawkish ...

Consumer confidence at decade-high: index

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
... rarely been as optimistic as they are now about employment and quality of life, Stuart McDonald, a MasterCard senior vice president said.

ICAA appoints new president

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia has appointed Garry Waldron as president. Currently chief financial officer within one of GE\'s Australian businesses, Waldron has held several posts at the ICAA, including Victorian chairman, board ...

Calpers files suit against NYSE for fraud

... caused by illegal trading practices on the New York Stock Exchange," said California Public Employees' Retirement System president Sean Harrigan. "This lawsuit alleges that the NYSE as an institution, together with the specialist firms it is supposed ...

S&P and CITICS team up to build new index series for Chinese market

... investors, and that bring Chinese equities in line with markets around the globe for international investors." S&P vice president Glenn Doody, "This agreement with CITICS represents a strategic expansion of Standard & Poor's presence in Asia's indexing ...