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A ONE-DAY wonder rally from the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 100 basis points interest rate cut gave way to heavy selling across the sharemarket today weighed down by fear surrounding offshore...

BankWest has cut its standard variable rate by 80 basis points from 9.25 per cent p.a to 8.45 per cent per annum.

CONSUMER confidence plunged in October as global financial market turmoil stirred worries about the economy, a survey shows.

BENDIGO Bank has followed Australia's major lenders in passing on an 80 basis points cut to its variable home loan rate after the Reserve Bank of Australia's surprise 100 basis point cut to the off...

CBA is to buy BankWest for $2.1bn The purchase is subject to regulatory approvalNo branches will close after the deal

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THE dollar has opened weaker for the eleventh successive session, losing two US cents overnight as fears about a global slowdown hit commodities-driven currencies.

THE US opened up a major new front today in the global financial crisis, backstopping huge amounts of corporate debt as European governments staged new rescues, but the moves did little to boost ma...

Wall St falls to five-year low Britain prepares a bank rescue packageEuropean ministers boost bank guarantees