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Morning market wrap: US bonds claw back losses

US bond yields edged lower overnight, clawing back some of the losses prompted by Alan Greenspan’s upbeat semi-annual testimony to Congress...

Investors more confident in international markets: InTech

International shares returned 15.5% on a fully-hedged basis in the June quarter, according to the most recent review of sector funds by InTech

Afternoon market wrap: Shares claw back earlier losses

Australian shares clawed back earlier losses, although the All Ordinaries still closed a little lower...

New motor vehicle sales in Australia marginally lower for June: ABS

The number of new motor vehicle sales across Australia during June 2003 was 77,330, marginally lower than the figure for May (77,349)...

Macquarie Goodman offers to buy all AMP Industrial Trust units

Macquarie Goodman Industrial Trust (MGI) has announced that it has made an off-market takeover bid for all of the ordinary units in AMP Industrial Trust (AIP)...

State Street Global Advisors appoints Don Hamson to head Australian equities

State Street Global Advisors (SsgA) has today announced the appointment of Don Hamson as head of active Australian equities...

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds hammered

The Australian bond market was sharply weaker Wednesday morning...

Macquarie Airports offers $54 million for further stake in Sydney Airport

Macquarie Airports (MAp) has made a $54 million placement to acquire an additional stake in Sydney Airport it was announced today...

S&P announces addition to the S&P/ASX Indices

Standard & Poor’s announced it has made an addition to the S&P/ASX 200 Index, as a result of United Energy Ltd’s removal from the Indices yesterday...

Morning market wrap: US bonds crunched by Greenspan

US bond yields spiked higher after Fed chairman Alan Greenspan presented to Congress an upbeat view of US economic prospects over the balance of 2003 and for 2004...