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RBA leaves rates unchanged, needs more time: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... up early signs of a slowing housing sector and a strong Aussie dollar against what they see in the near term, which is pretty high domestic inflation, emerging wage issues and a still pretty strong global economy," he said. He said he expected another ...

New NAB boss has own suspicions about rogue trading scandal

... "Right now, they're inefficient because they're vertically integrated banks and we make everything four times, which is pretty dumb," he said. "So what we want to do is keep the brands and keep the flavour but only make the product once... so there is ...

MMC Contrarian makes sluggish debuts on the ASX

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
... the cash it was a very strong market and we really didn't push it," director Kevin Eley said. "We stopped the roadshows pretty early - we were only going to raise $150 million and ended up raising $200 million, so it was a pretty good job. "The market ...

Super fund behind branch managers tilt at ANZ board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2003
... their actions," he said. "(Investors) see merit in supporting Joy Buckland because she brings a realistic perspective to a pretty narrowly interested group of directors at ANZ." The ANZ is opposed to Ms Buckland's candidacy, and is supporting Mr Goode ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares up as investors defy RBA rate hike

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2003
... percentage points to 5.25 per cent, the second rate rise in as many months. Analysts said the second rate cut had been pretty much factored into the local market and now that it had happened, the market was moving forward a bit. Paterson Ord Minnett ...

Midday Market Wrap: Banking sector boosts market

... "The banks are stronger again," said Wilson HTM senior private client adviser Angus Bligh. "Really the second rate cut was pretty much factored in and now that it has happened, the market is moving forward a bit. "So all the banks are up today, particularly ...

Midday Market Wrap: Bank shares surge, dollar jumps on interest rate hike

... strategist Stephen Halmarick said the Australian dollar bounced from $US0.7300 to 0.7316 at 0933 AEDT. "The increase was pretty much as expected and factored into markets and the Aussie dollar was up sharply overnight," he said. The local unit hit a ...

Midday market wrap: $A weaker at noon as market drifts without US impetus

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
... buy dips under $US0.7200, looking for a break above 0.7250 maybe in the next week. With the Americans off everything is pretty quiet and you'd expect London to be fairly quiet tonight through the European session." Australian traders seemed happy to ...

Simon Crean steps down from Labor leadership

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
... ballot for the leadership at next week\'s caucus meeting on Tuesday. He said he would not be a candidate. \"It\'s been a pretty sleepless night but when I got up this morning I decided to call a ballot for the leadership of the parliamentary Labor Party ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market buoyant following US rally

... yesterday's close of 0.7231/36. It reached a high of $US0.7195 and a low of $0.7175 in morning trade. "It's been trading in a pretty narrow range, particularly relative to what happened overnight," Deutsche Bank currency strategist Richard Yetsenga said. ...