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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... out of a trading halt after the market closed on Thursday and saying on Friday it was confident it would win federal government backing for a $US19.5 billion injection by major shareholder Chinalco. BHP Billiton sank 26 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to $32.21. ...

No bad news is no news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... resilient... so far. And this is what the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) recent interest rate reductions and the Federal Government's fiscal stimulus measures are trying to preserve. Be careful what you wish for. It does not help working Australians ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... a late rebound after scepticism about the effectiveness of a US economic stimulus plan. The outcome of the federal government's $42 billion economic stimulus package's second passage through the Senate also may affect the local bourse. At 0824 AEDT on ...

Transcending politics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... on his desk before Congress breaks for the President's Day holiday on 16 February. At home, approval of the Federal Government's A$42 billion stimulus measures are also facing delay. The final vote is scheduled to be handed down this Thursday - the same ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... even more. Taking the official cash rate down to 3.25 per cent from 4.25 per cent. In addition, the Australian Federal Government has announced an A$42 billion stimulus package. During the boom, headlines were trumpeting tulips, dotcoms, property, CDOs ...

Tax bonus triggers more co-contribution

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
The Federal Government's $950 tax bonus payment could end up costing the Government up to $2,375 per taxpayer, said Adrian Raftery, accountantsRus chief executive. Under existing superannuation co-contribution rules, the Government fully or partly matches ...

Future Fund posts 6pc loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
The Federal Government's Future Fund suffered a 5.86 per cent loss for the quarter and reduced its $31 billion cash holding by 10 per cent, according to its latest portfolio update. For the first six months of the 2009/09 financial year, the fund lost ...

Bigger fish to fry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
... are drowning. Even China has slowed. The threat that Australia will get sucked into this vortex is real. The Federal Government has already handed billions of dollars in fiscal stimulus, guaranteed bank deposits, assisted the auto industry and created ...

Infrastructure still key to returns

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... funds value low fees, good assets and good management more than liquidity," he said. Whiteley added that the Federal Government looks set to increase investment in social and economic infrastructure to mitigate the effects of a local recession. One of ...

Adelaide Bank opens Guaranteed Term Deposit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
Adelaide Bank has launched the Guaranteed Term Deposit, which provides investors with access to the Federal Government's cash deposit guarantee for amounts above $1 million. Bruce Speirs, Adelaide Bank general manager of managed funds, said the bank ...