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The central bank is unlikely to move the interest rate before the end of 2011 and economists are divided on whether the cash rate will go up, down or stay on hold in 2012.The Reserve Bank of Australia..
Manufacturing activity in China contracted for the third straight month in September, HSBC data showed on Friday, due to lucklustre demand amid turbulence in the United States and Europe.The HSBC purc..
Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings both downgraded New Zealand's sovereign rating, citing the cost of earthquake recovery and the country's worsening external debt position.S&P cut New Zealan..
Coal miner Aquila Resources has secured a $250 million cash advance facility with National Australia Bank and Commonwealth Bank, giving it financial flexibility ahead of asset sales.The company, in a ..
Fortescue Metals Group says it has had its highest level of quarterly shipments in the three months since June. In an update on its September quarter operations, Fortescue said it shipped more than..
The Australian dollar was slightly lower after Germany's parliament overwhelmingly approved expanding the powers of the eurozone bailout fund in a major step toward tackling the bloc's sprawling sover..
A summary of trading in key commodities markets overseas: ENERGY World oil prices picked up Thursday on news that German lawmakers had approved an expansion of the eurozone's rescue fund, while ..
A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US blue chips rebounded but tech stocks fell Thursday after Germany's parliament approved a crucial EU bailout package and new US data gave t..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday:CSL - CSL LTD - up $1.06, or 3.68 per cent, at $29.87Pharmaceutical company CSL Ltd says it has addressed the majority of manufacturing flaws..
Western Australia's second biggest producer of gas for the domestic market, Apache Energy, will develop the Balnaves oil field offshore from Karratha for $US438 million ($A449.5 million).First product..
Grocery wholesaler Metcash is still confident its $215 million purchase of Franklins supermarkets will increase annual sales by over $500 million, after completing the takeover deal.Metcash said the t..
ING Direct has joined the raft of mortgage providers cutting fixed-rate home loans.The online bank on Thursday said it had cut its three-year fixed-rate home loan to 6.29 per cent.It had also cut its ..
Australian shares closed almost one per cent lower, after making back some of the day's losses, with investors worried about a critical German vote on the EU's rescue fund.The local bourse opened more..
Traders are closing out positions on copper stocks ahead of fresh manufacturing data from China amid fears the Asian superpower faces an economic slow-down.Ivanhoe Mines fell 11 cents, or 9.4 per cent..
The recovery of Western Australia's nickel sector will be highlighted later this year when production resumes at the Ravensthorpe mine, mothballed more than two years ago by BHP Billiton. The nicke..
National Australia Bank (NAB) insists it remains focused on growing its UK business after Moody's downgraded the ratings on NAB's Clydesdale Bank due to speculation it would be sold off.Moody's downgr..
The number of job vacancies in Australia rose 3.2 per cent in the three months to August, official statistics show.The total number of vacancies in August 2011 was 187,100, in seasonally adjusted term..
The eyes of nervous governments, traders and financiers worldwide will be on Germany's parliament as politicians there vote on whether to increase a fund to pull Greece, and possibly Europe, back from..
A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks closed sharply lower after an early rise Wednesday as worries persisted over whether the eurozone would come up with an effective a..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday:APN - APN NEWS & MEDIA LTD - down three cents, or 3.33 per cent, at 87 centsAPN News & Media has re-affirmed earnings guidance for the seco..
Qantas says the newly approved partnership with American Airlines (AA) is a key plank in turning around the airline's loss-making international operations.The competition regulator has given the green..
The Australian sharemarket rose almost one per cent in the second day of gains, as markets recovered from last week's massive losses on hopes of a solution to Europe's debt crisis. However, the mar..
Agricultural chemicals supplier Nufarm says it is well placed to grow operating profit this year as it diversifies its product range away from the weedkiller glyphosate.Nufarm also said that the gener..
More Australians are failing to meet their mortgage repayments, new research shows. Investment services firm Moody's said the rate of mortgage holders failing to meet their repayments rose from 1.3..
The competition watchdog has cleared UK-based beverage giant SABMiller to buy local brewer Foster's Group for $10.7 billion, saying the takeover won't lessen competition for the supply of beer.Foster'..
