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US titans fall, Australia will rise

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... volatile sectors," said Farrell. Farrell believes that investor confidence is set to return, stemming primarily from the banks' increasingly measured approaches to sourcing their funds. "I see [investor confidence returning] in the 2008 period, although ...

Van Eyk back on the driver's seat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... who want to return home which could be a result of the sub prime fall out and the subsequent retrenching by big investment banks, its logical conclusion." Because of a shift to alternative assets classes in many portfolios, van Eyk said, they may hire ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... people start focusing on the solution to this and not the problems, and the solution being taken by the various central banks and the US Federal Reserve on interest rate movement, it will start to stimulate a bit more confidence back into the economy ...

Conflicting rate calls

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... 11 2001. With the days of easy credit all but over, Martin van Vliet, economist at ING Bank in Amsterdam expects European banks to make it harder for companies and consumers to get loans over the next quarter. Given that good access to credit markets ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... to $34.48 while Rio Tinto had shed $5.10 to $118.90. In the US on Friday, multi-billion-dollar losses announced by major banks earlier in the week overshadowed US President George W Bush's outline of a $US150 billion economic stimulus plan. The Dow Jones ...

Too little too late

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... Steven's decision will be impacted by recent independent increases to variable mortgage interest rates by Australia's top five banks. But whether he thinks an immediate interest rate rise is warranted may depend on the latest survey of inflation in consumer ...

Deadly Trojan targets 400 banks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... that you've just given your details - and funds - to a nameless hacker. Now imagine the Trojan targeting the users of 400 banks worldwide, including several institutions in Australia. Introducing "Trojan.Silentbanker" - a banking Trojan horse that is ...

Iraqi economic growth to hit 7 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... strengthen public financial management and central bank accounting frameworks while also restructuring two of largest public banks. Meanwhile improving oil sector oversight arrangements are also on the agenda, especially with oil production expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... Friday, a 17-year first, as nervous investors dumped industrial stocks, although the decline was pared by a late surge in the banks. The S&P/ASX200 index lost 48.8 points to 5,747.3 and the All Ordinaries shed 57.6 points to 5799.4. NEW YORK - US stocks ...

Market wrap - midday

... can. "There has been an aggressive sell over last week, so you would expect some steadying in the market." Among the major banks, the National Australia Bank jumped 78 cents to $35.52, Westpac added 44 cents to $25.85, and ANZ added 48 cents to $26.42. ...