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BankWest supports young savers with high interest rate

BankWest is giving children more reason to accumulate wealth with a savings account that offers an eye catching monthly bonus interest rate of 10 per cent per annum.

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks fell sharply in response to the fiercest Israeli-Lebanese clashes in a decade.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open lower after a weak lead from Wall Street after all three major US stocks indexes fell more than one per cent.

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open higher after a strong lead from Wall Street.

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open LOWER after a mixed lead from Wall Street.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open weaker after a slide on Wall Street due to weaker-than-expected jobs data in the US on Friday night.

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open higher after a bounce on Wall Street and other overseas markets overnight.On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 20 points to 5129 at 0801 AEST.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open lower, following sharp falls on offshore markets overnight amid worries over North Korea's test-firing of missiles.

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to make a quiet start to trading following a US public holiday and ahead of a local announcement on interest rates.

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
The market is expected to open lower following mixed base and precious metal prices overnight. Holiday-shortened trading on the US share market and the closure of the US mercantile market ahead of the July 4 public holiday will leave the local bourse ...