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Stay or stay away this May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... Since 2007... " The Dow closed on the up and up to 13,279.32 points while you, I and Irene were dreaming about Australian banks passing on the RBA's 50 basis point reduction in the official cash rate yesterday. Yes, only in our dreams! But Australians ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... report says that we are still much better off than in previous decades. CANBERRA - Treasurer Wayne Swan says the commercial banks should pass on the latest cut to the cash interest rate in full to theircustomers. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 21.44 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... for the full year and its full year distribution per security would be 24 cents. Both the mining giants and the four major banks were mixed. BHP Billiton was 23 cents higher at $35.78, Rio Tinto was 41 cents down at $65.94 and Fortescue Metals was steady ...

netwealth unbundles super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... products. "It is becoming more difficult for firms that don't have vertical integration to survive. In the platform market banks are increasingly using platforms as a distribution point for their in-house bank products like term deposits, brokerage services ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... cent to 7,011 points as data confirmed that Spain was back in recession and Standard & Poor's downgraded the top Spanish banks. In foreign exchange deals, the euro traded for $1.3231 or the same level as late on Friday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... than 68 per cent in the last three months. National Australia Bank shares were one cent up at $25.16. The other three major banks were also higher. Commonwealth Bank was 25 cents up at $51.84, ANZ was 20 cents higher at $23.86 and Westpac was up eight ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... measures to reduce deficits; continued ECB policy accommodation; and, EU readiness to inject capital directly to problem banks if it becomes necessary. The IMF may have learnt its lesson from the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s when its demand ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... (0.69 per cent) to 3,050.61. LONDON - European stock markets closed mixed as flat US jobs data and weak earnings from major banks offset any positive impact from the US Federal Reserve's latest economic outlook. On Wednesday, the Fed said it would keep ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... were firm, with BHP Billiton shares up 27 cents at $35.35 and Rio Tinto shares 80 cents higher at $66.40. Among the major banks, the Commonwealth Bank lifted 37 cents to $51.52, ANZ added 21 cents to $23.93, Westpac gained 22 cents at $22.69, and National ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed after cautious trade as dealers awaited key policy meetings at the central banks of the United States and Japan. The euro rose against the yen on expectations of another batch of easing measures from the ...