Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has played down expectations of returning the Federal Budget to surplus before 2012, saying the financial crisi…
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has played down expectations of returning the Federal Budget to surplus before 2012, saying the financial crisi…
With all the focus on debt and deficits run up by countries across the globe, it is pleasing that Australia’s name hasn’t been brought up. I…
In the final hours of trading on Wall Street at the weekend we saw bulls emerging – people who believed that what we are experiencing is a…
NAB has stunned the financial services sector by unveiling a $4.61 billion bid for the Australian and New Zealand Assets of AXA Asia Pacific…
The risk rally has got a new lease of life, confounding the correction brigade and taking the Dow Jones to a new 2009 high, because there is…
The sheer amount around at the moment has been underlined again this morning by French financial services giant AXA and AMP launching an $11…
Australia’s construction sector continues to struggle according to a new survey from the Australian Industry Group, but there are signs that…
Wesfarmers, which owns the Coles supermarket chain, has recorded a 44% rise in net profit and says it is optimistic about the 2010 financial…
Australia has so far had a very mild economic downturn compared to other countries and its own history. However, it is likely that the econo…
The Australian share market has recorded a solid start to the day, opening 2% higher after positive leads from Wall Street due to comments f…
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which forecasts the likely pace of economic activity three-to-nine months in the future, was …
More signs that the business community is being hit hard by the downturn have emerged this morning, with lending data from the Australian Bu…
