| 20 Nov 2008 |  |  |
At A Glance - SP AusNet posts a steady interim result |
|  | SP AusNet has reported an interim NPAT of $92.2m, down 23% from the prior year's corresponding interim result. |
| 20 Nov 2008 |  |  |
FX Markets Today |
|  | The Australian dollar was pretty directionless in London trade, until shortly after New York came in. Then the USD was heavily sold against the major currencies triggered by large EURJPY move with a ... |
| 20 Nov 2008 |  |  |
Bond Rate Sheet |
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| 20 Nov 2008 |  |  |
MBS Daily Ratesheet |
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| 20 Nov 2008 |  |  |
Hybrid Securities: Daily Ratesheet |
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| 20 Nov 2008 |  |  |
Credit Today |
|  | Companies mentioned include: Citigroup, CSR, Babcock & Brown, AGL Energy and Origin Energy. |
| 20 Nov 2008 |  |  |
Markets Today |
|  | Equity markets are closing on a bad note with European markets down 4-5% and the Dow and S&P 500 off 5-6% into the close. SPI futures down 161 points, -4.5%. |
| 19 Nov 2008 |  |  |
FX Markets Today |
|  | The AUD traded with US stocks overnight. By 4am this morning, the S&P500 was up 1.8% and AUD/USD had traded to its high of 0.6578. |
| 19 Nov 2008 |  |  |
Hybrid Securities: Daily Ratesheet |
|  | Macquarie Group reported a 1H09 net profit of $604m, down 43% from the pcp and down 19% from the 2H08 profit. |
| 19 Nov 2008 |  |  |
Bond Rate Sheet |
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| 19 Nov 2008 |  |  |
MBS Daily Ratesheet |
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| 19 Nov 2008 |  |  |
Credit Today |
|  | Companies mentioned include: SNS Reaal, Verizon Wireless, Investec Bank Australia, GE, Barclay's LeasePlan and Macquarie Group. |
| 19 Nov 2008 |  |  |
Markets Today |
|  | US equity markets are lower, 35 minutes before the close. The Dow is off 0.1%, the S&P 500 is down 1.0% while the NASDAQ is down 1.7%. The ASX SPI 200 Futures is down 1.0% this morning. |
| 18 Nov 2008 |  |  |
Data Review - RBA November minutes highlighted case to move quickly to neutral; we expect more to protect against recession |
|  | This morning's November RBA Board minutes strongly infer that the aggressive 75 bps easing was designed to quickly move the stance of monetary policy to neutral stance. |
| 18 Nov 2008 |  |  |
Global FX Weekly |
|  | While the panic driven liquidation of risky assets and currencies of October has not been repeated so far this month, de-leveraging in response to rapidly weakening global economic growth continues. |