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China's growth sustainable: Wang

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... said. China's economic and subsequent infrastructural growth may have caught the attention of the world's largest investment banks, but Wang said the Chinese government remains focused on current issues. "We have to be careful not to be over optimistic. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... Britain's blue-chip index ended 0.57 per cent lower as losses at food and drug retailers and energy groups outweighed gains in banks ahead of a rate decision by the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday. The FTSE 100 finished down 32.5 points at 5,634.7 after ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... client adviser Adrian Leppinus said the financial sector was under pressure. "Suncorp was doing worse than most but all the banks are still struggling after a good recovery yesterday." Westpac was down 48 cents or 2.32 per cent to $20.19, Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... lower following sharp falls in the US on Friday amid rising oil prices and warnings of more mortgage-related write-downs at banks. At 0716 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index was down 88 points to 5,221. Today, the Australian ...

FBI sting catches $2.4bn mortgage fraud

... "The financial consequences in the Australian market is that this has obviously led to asset backed markets freezing up for banks and borrowers, particularly for non-bank financial institutions, some of which have already gone down under," said Hamish ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... credit squeeze is still out and it will take quite a bit for the situation to correct itself," Mr Chatterton said. "The banks were up slightly, which is interesting because they were down this morning." Despite last night's 3.5 per cent fall in the price ...

Asian banks still insulated from sub-prime

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... banking system continues to weather the storm amazingly well. Moody's Investors Service said the ratings outlook for many banks is generally stable and for some it's actually positive. Nonetheless the results bank-to-bank are variable. Deborah Schuler ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... firmed 5.02 points to 1,342.83. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 32.36 points to 2,462.07. LONDON - UK stocks fell as banks were hit by more credit market jitters and energy stocks weakened. The FTSE 100 dropped 48.5 points to 5,708.4 FRANKFURT - ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... price index futures contract expired at noon and fell 51 points at 5,384. Macquarie Equities adviser Helen Spencer said the banks had a disappointing day following a weak lead from US markets. "We are following suit and the industrials are on the back ...

Mortgage arrears hit all-time high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... for prime RMBS." While wholesale debt funds account for one-fifth of overall mortgage funding, the lower interest rates banks would have to pay in these markets to raise funds compared to what they have to pay depositors for those funds is why some Australian ...