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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
The Australian share market inched back into the black after opening lower, as the heavyweight resources stocks jumped apparently on comments by BHP Billiton's head that the miner may be prepared to include a cash component in its bid for rival Rio ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on the back of a positive finish on Wall Street overnight and a surge in metals prices. At 0730 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up 44 points at 5,761. In equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today following a positive lead from Wall Street as US stocks rose after the Federal Reserve and other central banks sought to ease a global credit crunch. Metals in London were mixed overnight. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks slumped following the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25 per cent, disappointing investors who had hoped for a more aggressive reduction. ...

No bank is ready for AML

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
The gaming sector is well ahead of financial institutions in adapting to the new anti money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws according to a survey conducted by Pricewaterhouse Coopers in March. The survey also revealed that 90 percent ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy unchanged following its Board meeting last week. The RBA last raised the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 per cent in March. Since then, indications that growth ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2004
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as a bid tone from the US market, combined with solid buying interest locally are both expected to drive further gains on the day. The December share price index - a key measure of trading ...

Banks face volatility with shift to global accounting standards

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2004
Australia\'s transition to international accounting standards could generate volatility in the profits and equity reserves of the banks, a banking conference heard on Tuesday. On 1 July businesses began the shift to standards derived from the International ...

Greeenspan says US businesses, consumers able to handle rate rise

US consumers and businesses are financially fit enough to take an interest rate rise, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday. On Tuesday, Greenspan and fellow policymakers indicated the days of rock-bottom rates -- with the federal funds ...

Housing bubble imbalance could threaten economic growth: TD Securities

The recent boom in house prices and household debt have created an imbalance in the economy that threatens to severely undermine economic growth when house prices fall and the household sector slows its consumption, according to TD Securities chief ...
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