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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... expected to post quarterly reports, while AACo and SP Ausnet have annual general meetings. In Australia, on Wednesday the big miners pushed the Australian share market higher after some record iron ore production reports, but the big banks all made losses. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... $33.54, Westpac added 16 cents to $34.30, NAB lifted 13 cents to $33.97 and Commonwealth Bank fell 16 cents to $81.55 The big miners were all up, with BHP Billiton 27 cents higher at $38.13, Rio Tinto lifting 52 cents to $62.86 and Fortescue Metals up ...

Labor, Greens will "keep fighting" after FoFA backflip

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... Further, Whish-Wilson said that the government pushed through "a complicated set of protocols" via regulations so that the "big banks" would not have to change their 1 July compliance regime. Yesterday, the motion to disallow the government's regulation ...

Yellen yawn turn to Yellen yikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... metrics have increased, they remain generally in line with historical norms." Yeah, yeah, sure, sure... we already know this. Big yawn, it's steady as she goes. That was until this statement: "Nevertheless, valuation metrics in some sectors do appear ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite Wall Street closing mostly lower after the Federal Reserve warned that some technology stocks appear to be overvalued. At 0815 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Senate votes against disallowing FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... He labelled the agreement a "dirty deal" and said that government seeks to "do agreements at the eleven hour to protect the big end of town," and added: "Shame on you," he said. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson who previously showed support for the ...

Confidence key to financial future: Murray

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... room for complacency. The review believes Australia's banking sector is competitive, albeit concentrated. It concedes the big four banks have funding advantages because of their size, and notes some submissions to the review argued they also benefit ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... $33.54, Westpac added 16 cents to $34.30, NAB lifted 13 cents to $33.97 and Commonwealth Bank fell 16 cents to $81.55 The big miners were all up, with BHP Billiton 27 cents higher at $38.13, Rio Tinto lifting 52 cents to $62.86 and Fortescue Metals up ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... guarantees. The view of the Committee is that it is better to try and address the root causes of moral hazard than its symptoms. A big issue for the Inquiry has been whether post-financial crisis prudential regulation has gone too far in Australia. We ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... $33.51, Westpac 21 cents up at $34.16, NAB lifting 15 cents to $33.82 and Commonwealth Bank climbing 30 cents to $81.53. The big miners were mixed, with BHP Billiton 13.5 cents higher at $37.715, Rio Tinto losing 20 cents to $61.94 and Fortescue Metals ...