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ANZ appoints Hogan as chief economist

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
ANZ has appointed Warren Hogan as chief economist for Australia. Hogan joined ANZ in 2005 and has been acting chief economist since Saul Eslake left in August last year. He will report to acting managing director global markets, Rob O'Callaghan. Warren ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market may open slightly lower and trading may be subdued as traders have little direction following public holidays in the US and China. At 0740 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was four ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
The Australian share market was lower at noon, led down by miners and the big banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 29.3 points lower, by 0.60 per cent, at 4,868.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had lost 26.0 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
The Australian stock market has received mixed leads from Tuesday night's offshore trading session, with Wall Street closing lower while oil was higher and metals prices were mixed. At 0822 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket rose around 0.7 per cent in intra-day trade on Thursday morning with the biggest stocks adding around one per cent. The Australian dollar gained ground against the US dollar following the release of October employment data. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
The Australian share market was flat at noon after a mixed lead from the US and despite gains among financial and gold stocks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.7 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 4,534.2 points, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket has received a mixed lead from Wall Street, with major indices lower, but precious and base metals, and oil, higher. At 0829 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 12 points higher ...

ANZ says no to ING IM acquisition, for now

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... diversify their funding sources away from vulnerable wholesale credit markets. Yesterday Gail Kelly, chief executive of Westpac Bank, said Australian consumers and businesses borrow twice as much as they save, placing huge pressure on banks to raise ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket remained just in positive territory at noon on Friday, supported by energy stocks, as major lenders ran out of steam. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.1 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 4,866, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket rallied to a one-year high in intra-day trading on Thursday, boosted by a strong offshore lead which lifted the local banking sector. By 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 51.3 points, or 1.06 per cent, at 4,882.4 ...