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Costello unveils response to CLERP 9

The business and investment community has until 10 November to formally respond to the government's draft legislation on audit reform and corporate disclosure, the result of the ninth review of the Corporate Law and Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9). ...

Morning Market Wrap:End of winning streak; dollar sets fresh high

The Australian share market is likely to lose ground today, ending a winning streak that began at the start of October, after falls in international markets overnight. But shares in producers of base metals - nickel in particular - are once again likely ...

Interest rates remain on hold: RBA

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
Homebuyers can breathe easy after the Reserve Bank of Australia today left interest rates on hold for the 16th month in a row. Economists are expecting the central bank to start raising rates as early as December as the world economy shows signs of ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits six year high

The Australian dollar charged above $US0.6900 overnight to hit its highest level in nearly six years as the United States dollar crumbled across the board. The local unit hit $US0.6920 in New York - its highest level since January of 1998. At 0700 the ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Mixed performance by blue chips

The Australian share market closed slightly higher today amid a mixed performance by blue chip stocks. Banking and resource stocks had mixed fortunes, while index heavyweights Telstra and News Corp softened. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 1.5 ...

Midday Market Wrap: Bond market stronger after yesterday's sell off

The Australian bond market opened slightly stronger today, halting yesterday's sharp sell off. At 0900 AEST the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was at 5.545 per cent from 5.570 at yesterday's close. The yield on the November 2006 ...

AMP asks for more debt

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2003
Troubled fund manager and life insurer AMP Ltd has reportedly asked Britain's Financial Services Authority (FSA) to accept a higher level of debt in its United Kingdom operations. AMP wanted permission to increase the debt in a "last ditch effort to ...

Morning Market Wrap: Busy day expected; Dollar bounces overnight

In SYDNEY today, stocks on the Australian share market are likely to rise, following yet another strong lead from Wall St overnight. Trading volumes should pick up, after a subdued session yesterday while NSW, South Australian and the ACT took a public ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Quiet end to ASX week

Australian stocks ended the week on a positive but quiet note, as a rally in Telstra and key resources stocks helped lift the bourse in subdued trade. After jumping more than one per cent yesterday, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index firmed another 3.9 ...

Midday Market Report: Dollar firm; All eyes on Japan

The Australian dollar was firmer to noon but remained locked in a range as global players await further direction from US economic data. At 1200 the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6849/52 compared with yesterday's close of 0.6840/46. The local ...