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Thu Morning Finance Summary ... (audio)
Glen Bartholomew with The NAB's Spiros Papadopolous

Wed Morning Finance Summary ... (audio)
Glen Bartholomew with Westpac's James Shugg

Tue Morning Finance Summary ... (audio)
Glen Bartholomew with David de Garis from the NAB

Regional lenders tap home loans market (The Age)
The thawing of specialist credit markets is injecting new competition into the home loans market with $1.3 billion of fund-raising exercises announced yesterday.

Australian Home Loans Drop Most in Nearly a Decade on Rates, Grants (Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance)
Australian Home Loans unexpectedly fell 7.9 percent in January, marking the largest decline in nearly a decade, after the central bank raised interest rates while the government reduced cash handouts to first-time homebuyers.

Australia home loans dive, belie strength elsewhere (MalaysiaNews.net)
SYDNEY: Australian home loans fell the most in nearly eight years in January, hit by the scaling back of government grants to buyers and higher mortgage rates, suggesting past increases in interest ra...

Australian labour market is strong
THE increase in the total number of hours worked pointed to a strong labour market, says Reserve Bank assistant governor.

Market likes Qantas passenger numbers
QANTAS shares have climbed after an improved set of passenger figures signalled a welcome lift in operating profit.

Rio boss off to China for key talks
RIO Tinto boss Tom Albanese is expected to meet key Chinese officials at a big economic forum in just over a week.