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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2004
... Australian stocks are set to stumble after US markets dropped sharply overnight following comments from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan that were taken to imply that interest rates there could soon rise. The Australian share market pushed higher ...

RBA decision to leave rates unchanged no surprise

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... very slow coming through and so I'd prefer to leave my rate forecast flat," he said. National Australia Bank chief economist Alan Oster said he had not expected the central bank to hike rates this month. "We think it will be a couple of months before ...

Market Wrap

... compared with yesterday's close of 0.7872/77. The local unit rose by as much as one US cent after US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony to congress on Wednesday drove investors to dump US dollars. Greenspan's commentary also removed ...

Market Wrap

The US dollar fell against most major currencies today on comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan expressing little concern over the US currency's recent decline. The dollar dropped as low as US$1.2838 per euro, nearing its record low of ...

Market Wrap

... erasing the previous session's losses, as investors anticipated upbeat comments on the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in testimony on Wednesday. The Dow was lifted by manufacturer 3M Co., which raised its dividend, and investors ...

American wheat growers slam FTA

... exports all of Australia's wheat in competition to separate companies based in other countries. Wheat Associates chairman Alan Lee said the US had missed its chance to tackle AWB. "We are very disappointed that the US-Australia free trade agreement did ...

US Federal Reserve holds key short-term rate at 1%

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2004
... at a 45-year low today. Wrapping up a two-day meeting - the first regularly scheduled session of the year - Fed chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues left the federal funds rate unchanged at 1%. The funds rate, the interest that banks charge each ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
... and a half year high overnight, as the United States dollar gained strength from comments made by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7773/78 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7786/91. The ...

Tower strengthens board with new director appointment

Financial services group Tower has appointed William Falconer to its board of directors, following the retirement of Alan Eyes. New Zealand based Falconer is currently the chairman of five companies, including Hellaby Holdings, Kiwifruit International ...

Bridges head to depart early 2004

... completes his commitment made to shareholders at the 2003 Annual Meeting, to restructure and revitalise the Tower board. Alan Eyes, who was elected to the Tower board in 1999, will retire on 31 December. Mr Falconer\'s appointment is effective from that ...