Commonwealth Bank Of Australia Headline News:Crude Oil Trades Near $80 After Rising on U.S. Supply Decline - Bloomberg The dollar fell on Wednesday as the Federal Open Market Committee reiterated that US economic conditions “are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period.” The FOMC also said inflationary ... Posted Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:14:00 GMTANZ like an outsider - The Australian MIKE Smith might reckon the Reserve Bank has inverted its rate settings much too early but it took the ANZ Bank chief executive little more than 10 minutes yesterday to respond to the latest 25-basis-points hike in the official cash rate. What's more ... Posted Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:27:00 GMTBanks too quick to raise interest rates: PM - ninemsn Prime Minsiter Kevin Rudd says the major banks raised interest rates too quickly and has warned them not to overstep the Reserve Bank's moves. The ANZ Bank raised its variable mortgage rate within minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA ... Posted Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:15:00 GMTBanks waste no time in hiking rates - News.com.au ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac wasted little time sending home buyers the bill for economic recovery yesterday after the Reserve Bank increased the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.5 per cent. Added to last month's increase, it means ... Posted Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:52:00 GMTTop 3 seeds cruise in round robin openers in Bali - FOXSports.com NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) - The top three seeds all won their first round-robin matches at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Wednesday, with No. 1 Marion Bartoli beating Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-4. Second-seeded Samantha ... Posted Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:15:00 GMTWTA Tour Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions Results - The Ledger Wednesday At The Bali International Convention Centre Bali, Indonesia Purse: $600,000 (Intl.) Surface: Hard-Indoor Singles Round Robin Group A Marion Bartoli (1), France, def. Magdalena Rybarikova (11), Slovakia, 6-4, 6-4. Standings: Bartoli 1-0 ... Posted Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:25:00 GMTCoffey with a few lumps - The Australian Profit happily within consensus, market share growing, revenues strong, margins improving, deposits growing above system and the provisioning cycle having peaked. And then Phil Coffey goes and drops his CC bomb. Coffey is, of course, Westpac's chief ... Posted Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:03:00 GMTAsia Finishes Higher Ahead of Fed Statement - CNBC Shionogi & Co extended gains after saying it has applied for approval of its experimental influenza treatment, while Japan Steel Works surged after the maker of thermal and nuclear power generator parts lifted its full-year operating profit forecast ... Posted Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:32:00 GMTAustralia Retail Sales Slip, Add to Rate Doubts - CNBC The Australian dollar slipped a third of a U.S. cent while interest rate futures edged up as investors rowed back on bets the Reserve Bank of Australia would raise rates in December. "The sales figures are certainly an indication of policy fade ... Posted Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:26:00 GMT |