Sweet Relief In Asia At GSE Bailout
U.S. government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sparks sharp rally in Asian equities and resurgence in forex risk appetite, but U.S. Treasuries sell off.
ASIC to ASX: please improve
The investment regulator overseeing the Australian Securities Exchange has called for improvements, even as it signed off on the ASX's regulation during the turbulent first months of 2008. 
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Stocks above 5000
Australian shares rise in early trade, after another fall in oil prices.
08/06/08
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Stocks top 5000
The Australian stock market opens higher for a second day after Wall St rallies on positive private sector employment data.
Banks pull stocks higher
The stock bounces back after Wall St is buoyed by a drop in the oil price and positive consumer confidence data.
07/29/08
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Booming miners keep jobless rate low
Australia probably added jobs for a record 19th month in May, keeping unemployment close to a three- decade low.
06/11/08
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Shares bounce back
Shares bounced at the opening, following gains on Wall Street.
Weaker prices 'good sign for inflation'
A lower increase in the price businesses charge each other for goods and services has economists cutting back expectations of a high inflation figure.
Investors drive up stocks as cheaper oil restores faith
INVESTORS yesterday regained some faith in financial stocks and in companies that are heavy users of oil, helping the sharemarket to a welcome rise from an almost two-year low on Tuesday.
Shares edge up
The Australian share market edges higher after US stocks gain overnight.
05/27/08
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Asian Traders Hope Bailout Is More...
U.S. government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sparks spirited rally in Asian equities and resurgence in risk appetite, as U.S. Treasuries and Japanese government bonds...
Aussie's greenback parity paradox
Dollar spike has pundits and investors alike rethinking their outlook for interest rates.
ASX follows US rebound after Fed cut
Australian stocks remained firmly in the black at noon after the US Federal Reserve's 75 basis point interest-rate cut.
Stocks Rise in Early Trading
Asian stock markets are rising as investors take a positive view of the U.S. Fed's interest rate cut, with the region's higher-yielding currencies also stronger.
03/19/08
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Banks boost local stocks at noon
The Australian share market was higher at noon, boosted by financials and the prospect of another interest rate cut in the United States later on Tuesday night.
Brisbane Airport Link to be floated
The winning consortium for the Brisbane Airport Link will begin to float the infrastructure project on the Australian stock exchange for $1.2 billion.
ASX Goes For Sweeping Short-Sale Ban
The bourse responds to the global crisis of confidence by extending its prohibition of the practice of shorting to all stocks, not just financial shares.
Australian stocks fall at noon
Australian shares had fallen at noon to their lowest level in 18 months, led by financial stocks, on signs of a deepening in the global credit crisis.
Shares slide to 18 month low
Shares fall to their lowest level in 18 months, led by financial stocks, on signs of a deepening in the global credit crisis.
Aussie shares take off
Australian stocks snap a three-day losing streak, soaring as much as 4% in early trade after US markets gained earlier.
03/11/08
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Chinese Markets Battered By Beijing's...
Shanghai Composite index drops nearly 8%, to its lowest level in a year, while the Hang Seng falls more than 4%, after PBOC raises reserve requirement ratio for fifth time this...
Shares slide at Packer's Challenger
Shares in the Packer-family backed investment house Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd fell sharply today.
Challenger shares slide 16pct
Shares in the Packer-family backed investment house Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd fell sharply on Friday.
Commodity firms gain
Small rise for Australian shares rise, after a recovery in oil and metal prices buoys commodity firms.
Centro wins reprieve from lenders ...
FT.com - Shares in Centro Properties Group, a victim of the subprime mortgage crisis, jumped as much as 14 percent on Monday after the company said it had won a two-month...