Concerns about the global economy and political unrest in Canberra are cruelling appetite for takeovers, with some of the nation's top dealmakers tipping companies to remain on the sidelines until economic clouds clear. In a sign of the ...
Pressure is mounting on the banks to pass on to customers savings from the thawing in wholesale funding markets, with retailers and mortgage brokers seizing on revelations the banks are raising money at the cheapest rates in years. Ahead ...
Tags: rate cuts, funding markets, debt markets
The sharemarket surged to a 21-month high yesterday as investors dumped bonds and rushed to buy equities in response to an improving global growth outlook. Overnight on Monday, the US reported a 4.6 per cent rise in durable goods for ...
Tags: sharemarket, global growth outlook, US