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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
... figures and high oil prices, hit the markets. The Australian stock market finished in the red yesterday, with weakness among banks, resources and construction stocks weighing down the bourse. Leighton Holdings shares lost more than 22% to hit the lowest ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
... profit result as the Australian stock market nudged its way into positive territory despite a fall by most of the big four banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 8.9 points at 3391.2, and the all ordinaries index was 10.4 points higher at 3398.4. ...

US Fed holds key short-term rate steady

... removed at a pace that is likely to be measured." The Fed's decision yesterday to leave the fund rate alone means commercial banks' prime lending rate for many short-term consumer and business loans remains at 4%, the lowest level in more than four decades. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2004
... concern about talk of a slowdown of growth in China. A holiday in Japan and China meant volumes were lighter than usual with banks and property trusts among the few positive sectors. Miners such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto were hit heavily and a weaker ...

Market Wrap

... Exchange. Last Friday, a profit warning from National Australia Bank weighed down the Australian share market with other major banks rattled by speculation of a possible interest rate rise in the United States. However, commentary from the US on Friday ...

Structural change strengthens regional bank credit ratings

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
Structural change in the risk profile of Australia's regional banks since the 1990s has strengthened their credit ratings, a new report has shown. Standard & Poor's (S&P) industry report card on regional banks in Australia found this progressive structural ...

Housing market slowdown arrives "with a vengeance": Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... degree of confidence" the slowdown would be a "gradual adjustment rather than a hard landing". But he expected all Australian banks, including Westpac, would show evidence of the cooling housing market in their next financial results.

NAB outlines board renewal program

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... appointments, the National will have a board with average years of service far lower than that of any of the major Australian banks. "At that point half of the board will have less than three years experience with the National." Kraehe said he intended ...

NAB chief executive rules out UK and Irish sell-off

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
... and Irish operations. In an interview with a UK-based newspaper, Stewart said he had no plans to sell-off NAB's three UK banks - Clydesdale, Yorkshire, and Belfast-based Northern - and one Irish bank, National Irish. Stewart reasserted NAB's plan to ...

NAB adds A$57 million NZ tax bill to woes

... million in extra tax. The bank said its legal advisors believe that the transactions, similar to ones undertaken by other banks, were within the law.