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Santa Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... Program (TARP). Even if these were to be followed by concrete action and while we could be assured that this time, the US Congress will pass Obama's plan when he takes office on 20 January 2009, 20 January 2009 is still miles away. Not to mention, delays ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... government is closer to legislation that would dole out billions to America's three biggest automakers within a week. Congress is expected to pass a $15 billion bailout for Ford Motor Co, General Motors Corp, and Chrysler as soon as Tuesday. Major US ...

Three rich beggars

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... representative Gary Ackerman's comments to the CEO's of the big three US carmakers during a hearing where they have been begging Congress to give them taxpayers' money to bail them out. Ackerman continued, 'It's almost like seeing a guy show up at the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... to 3332.6. NEW YORK - Stocks have plunged again to levels not seen in more than five years as hopes fade that the US congress will soon put together an aid package for US carmakers. Huge declines in the financial and energy sectors led stocks lower. ...

The best forecaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... Greenspan - would also recall one of his musings, the long-term interest rate conundrum. In his testimony before the US Congress in February 2005, Greenspan declared that: 'In this environment, long-term interest rates have trended lower in recent months ...

Bail-out Plan B

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... exploring ways to facilitate credit lending to consumers and businesses. The TARP package was initially sold to the US Congress as a plan to buy illiquid assets from lending institutions, repairing their balance sheets and allowing them to resume their ...

AIG gets another A$57 billion bail-out

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... money the insurer has needed from US taxpayers, almost one-quarter of the US$700 billion bail-out package established by Congress in October. As part of the latest deal, AIG has agreed to follow stringent executive remuneration and corporate governance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... stocks closed virtually flat in quiet trading on Monday, with investors cautious a day ahead of voting for president and Congress as fresh data underscored economic worries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5.42 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 9,319.59 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... today, RBA assistant governor of financial markets Guy Debelle will address the 2008 Finance and Treasury Association congress. The RBA will also release financial aggregates data for September, as well as its Conference Volume 2008, titled Lessons from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... In economic news today, RBA deputy governor Ric Battellino will speak at an Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia congress in Sydney. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan will address the Financial Services Institute of Australia in Brisbane. In company news ...

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