Archive for June, 2009

UK economy shrinks most in 50 years – WA today

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
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UK economy shrinks most in 50 years
WA today
While business surveys have indicated the economic slump is easing, unemployment may continue to increase and net mortgage lending has slowed to the weakest

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Now Rudd is just as impotent as Howard – The West Australian

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
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Now Rudd is just as impotent as Howard
The West Australian
You might remember that interest rates rose twice running up to that poll in what was a fitting payback for Mr Howard's shameless mortgage scare campaign

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ANALYSIS-Australia's unorthodox recipe for beating recession – Forexyard

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
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ANALYSIS-Australia's unorthodox recipe for beating recession
Forexyard
SYDNEY, June 30 (Reuters) – Australia has surprised the world and avoided recession, but some of the reasons for its remarkable achievement

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Hewson's Pisces can avoid liquidation – The Australian

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
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Hewson's Pisces can avoid liquidation
The Australian
PISCES Group, a mortgage broking platform provider chaired by former federal Liberal leader John Hewson, would be able to claw itself out of voluntary

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CBA NetBank problems apparently due to hackers, bank says

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Problems with the Commonwealth Bank’s internet banking website are due to a high level of traffic, some of which may be malicious, the bank says.
But customers’ money is safe, it says.
“There have been no security breaches and no customer information, money or accounts have been accessed or compromised,” Commonwealth Bank spokesman Steve Batten said.
“We are [...]