Archive for March, 2009

Worlds Top 50 Safest Banks »

So just how safe is your bank ? Well Global Finance has released its list of the worlds “Top 50 Safest Banks” and interestingly a number of Australian Banks feature on the list in high ranking places. National Australia Bank (NAB) takes the top place at spot 11 – yes, that 11th in the world [...]

RBA Keeps Interest Rates on Hold as Global Economy Collapses »

The RBA has left interest rates on hold today on the back of overnight global woes. Most noticably, the Statement by Glenn Stevens states (in summary) the following:

World economy has remained very weak following decreases in demand late last year
Conditions in global credit markets have improved since November last year, but remain fraigle
Demand has not [...]