But one analyst said that if banks' funding costs are adversely impacted by the
decision in the future, it would result in tighter financial conditions and
limit the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) need to lift the official cash
rate. Treasurer Wayne Swan announced that the
The government today announced it would terminate, from the end of March,
wholesale guarantees of bank borrowing on money markets. Mr Swan revealed the
program had helped smaller banks raise $32 billion in funding from
international credit markets. But he hasn't explained how much the major
The federal opposition and the Australian Greens have called on Treasurer Wayne
Swan to explain how much the big banks made out of the bank guarantee scheme.
The government today announced it would terminate, from the end of March,
wholesale guarantees of bank borrowing on money
February 4, 2010 The head of the global media empire yesterday praised director
James Cameron's high-grossing epic 3D film Avatar as the most successful in
film history. The Oscar-nominated Avatar has enjoyed record box office success
since its release in December, taking in about
But one analyst said that if banks' funding costs are adversely impacted by the
decision in the future, it would result in tighter financial conditions and
limit the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) need to lift the official cash
rate. Treasurer Wayne Swan announced that the
