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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... on Tuesday, Commonwealth Bank has told shareholders at its annual general meeting on Tuesday it expected subdued credit growth to continue into next year, with gains in productivity to drive improved performance. CBA was up 14 cents at $49.46. Among ...

Investors look for business activity signals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... and fundamental indicators of business activity, such as retail sales, production output, employment demand and credit growth. When you do this you can see how companies highly exposed to export activity in markets where they are price-takers will be ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... five cents lower at $20.46 two days after posting a two per cent fall in third-quarter cash earnings due to slowing credit growth. National Australia Bank was 16 cents lower to $23.20. ANZ fell 13 cents to $20.45 and Commonwealth Bank lost 11 cents to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... nation's second-largest bank on Tuesday posted a two per cent fall in third-quarter cash earnings due to slowing credit growth. National Australia Bank was also 16 cents up at $23.37. ANZ gained 11 cents to $20.46 and Commonwealth Bank was five cents ...

In a better place

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... growing restlessness among local investors over the outlook for the domestic economy. This is underscored by subdued credit growth and retail spending, softening house prices and manufacturing weakness. These, and last week's turmoil (buy op?) on financial ...

Deposits may shield Aussie banks from Greek debt crisis fallout

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... increase in deposit rates. "The savings rate is running at 12.5 per cent," he said. "If you look at that against credit growth, the amount of money banks are lending out, that's closer to 5 per cent." "Last year the 4 major banks borrowed about $140 ...

Aussie downgrades likely as S&P reviews rating system

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... position it will likely share with Italy and Japan. The ratings will take into account factors including excessive credit growth, asset price bubbles and the system-wide funding profile of a country's banking industry. Fixed interest professionals expect ...

CBA posts $1.6bn quarterly profit

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... conditions remain challenging, but are expected to improve gradually in the second half of the financial year. "Credit growth remains muted, and margins continue to come under pressure from higher average funding costs and price competition," Norris ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... after Liu Minkang, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, said Beijing plans to control the pace of credit growth this year. Liu's comments also contributed to a sharp decline in the Shanghai Composite Index, where shares tumbled 2.93 per ...

The long and short of bulls and bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... 'L'." Quoting Marc Faber - Dr. Doom himself - that the "strong rally in stocks is due to excessive money supply and credit growth due to unprecedented monetary stimulus...This will eventually end up in high inflation and a re-emergence of excessive leverage ...