| Readers' Comments WA posts $1.6 billion surplus Sunday Times.au, Australia - WA will continue to build infrastructure and slash debt with a $1.16 billion operating surplus recorded for the first half of the financial year, ... State records $1.16bn surplus in December quarter WA posts $1.6b surplus for six months |
| Macquarie launches $800m issue Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Macquarie Securitisation Ltd has launched an $800 million issue of mortgage backed securities in the Australian debt market. ... |
| Macquarie launches $800m issue Ninemsn, Australia - Macquarie Securitisation Ltd has launched an $800 million issue of mortgage backed securities in the Australian debt market. ... |
 The Age | Borrow and save The Age, Australia - InfoChoice calculates a weighted average mortgage rate based on the rates of more than 100 lenders. At the end of January, the InfoChoice benchmark variable ... |
| Sub-Prime Lenders Melting Down as US Mortgage Crisis Worsens Daily Reckoning, Australia - “Panic has begun to sweep the sub-prime mortgage sector in the United States after the bankruptcy of 22 lenders over the past two months, setting off mass ... |