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She's becoming right, mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... England, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank announced that they were pumping more liquidity in the financial system - by lowering the interest rates on US dollar swap lines by 50 bps and extending their expiration by another six months from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... markets soared on Thursday after the world's top central banks took action to boost liquidity for the gummed-up financial system and China cut the amount of cash lenders must hold in reserve. Regional shares followed a global rally as credit crunch fears ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... shares rocketed and the euro has leapt above $US1.35 ($A1.35) as leading central banks pumped liquidity into the financial system to prevent a second credit crunch linked to the eurozone debt crisis. London's FTSE-100 index of leading shares finished ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... 2,527.34. Banks had some of the biggest gains as investors became less fearful of an imminent freeze-up in Europe's financial system, and retailers also rose sharply. LONDON - European stocks and the euro rebounded sharply after days of sustained heavy ...

APRA: Investment world still clouded with uncertainty

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... Australian economy are not yet clear but what is obvious is that the operating environment for the Australian financial system is, yet again, clouded with uncertainties," said Laker. APRA said the global uncertainty would have two main challenges for ...

Congressmen agitate for US transaction tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... Main Street to bail out Wall Street, it should apply only with a trading threshold test and that the size of US financial system relative to Europe means the US should not be looking across the Atlantic for solutions.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... on the investors in Greece bonds will have to take," Mr Curtin said. "It's what the deal on Greece does to the financial system in Europe that's the issue." Across the local market, most stocks traded in positive territory but failed to recover fully ...

Volcker Rule could slash Wall Street incomes 25%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... funds. Third, limit the liabilities that the largest banks can hold and thereby reduce the future impact on the financial system should any institution fail. But it is the fourth aspect which is causing the most concern, that market making activities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... insulated from the eurozone crisis. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday reassured lawmakers that the US financial system was in "a significantly stronger position" after recovering from the 2008-2009 financial crisis. After seesawing from ...

Be glad for A$ weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... during the GFC when it dropped from US$0.9786 on 15 July 2008 to US$0.6036 on 27 October 2008 when the global financial system was in chaos. In the minutes of its September Board meeting, the RBA said that, "Members noted that the high exchange rate ...