Growth

Barclays to acquire Lehman assets

by Staff Reporter • 17 Sep 2008

Barclays announced today that it has agreed to purchase Lehman Brothers’ North American investment banking and... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 17 Sep 2008

The US Federal Reserve has agreed to lend up to US$85 billion (A$105 billion) to AIG as an emergency loan for the... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 17 Sep 2008

Recent catastrophic events in the US financial sector and global economic uncertainty are unlikely to prompt the RBA... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 17 Sep 2008

The US Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold when it met overnight, defying market expectations that Wall Street... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 16 Sep 2008

American International Group (AIG) could become the third major victim of the credit crisis in a week as it struggles... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 15 Sep 2008

The UK may already be in recession, but it will not be as prolonged as that 1990s downturn, the Confederation of... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 15 Sep 2008

Consumer confidence has risen to a five year high in New Zealand following the Central Bank’s decision to... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 15 Sep 2008

The United States faces the possible collapse of Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers as negotiations fail to spur any... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 12 Sep 2008

Consumer inflationary expectations eased in September, the Melbourne Institute’s Survey of Consumer Inflationary... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2008

Lower than expected unemployment figures released by the ABS reduce the likelihood of another rate cut next month. READ MORE