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‘Loss of a typology’: campaigners call for listing of Swindon leisure centre 1/3 Swindon Oasis leisure centre Source:&nbspHistoric England Source: Source:&nbspOURSTUDIO An architect of leisure centres is among campaigners calling for the domed Swindon Oasis leisure complex to be protected from redevelopment The complex was completed in Swindon, Wiltshire, in 1975 by Gillinson Barnet & Partners and is described in the RIBA Guide to Modern Architecture as a ‘fantasy structure, its half-...

2021 Rising Stars: Adam Larkin Senior Manager, Program Management, Celanese Engineered Materials Adam Larkin graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelors degree in chemical engineering with polymer engineering option and from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a masters degree and doctoral degree in chemical engineering. He first joined the plastics industry as a research engineer at Celanese of Florence, Ky., in the Technology and Innovation Leadership pr...

The spike in China’s overnight rate highlights Beijing’s challenge in reining in leverage.

RBA doubles QE; rates on hold at 0.1pc to 2024 Save Share RBA lifts employment outlook  Afterpay closes up 7.9pc 5.25PM – Feb 2, 2021 Sarah Turner The Australian dollar has declined after the Reserve Bank of Australia unexpectedly doubled the size of its bond buying program and said interest rates will remain at ultra low levels for another three years. In a "dovish surprise" the RBA said it would buy another $100 billion bonds - or $5 billion a week - keeping its fast-paced buying for anot...

ASX sinks 2.8pc in worst week since October Save Share Westpac lifts Australian dollar forecast to US85¢ by mid 2022 Sarah Turner Westpac lifted its Australian dollar forecast to US82¢ by the end of 2021 and US85¢ by mid-2022. The bank cited a steepening global yield curve, the outlook for commodity prices and likely ongoing solid momentum in China. “As usual there are always risks principally related to the global vaccine rollout; policy in China and the US fiscal stimulus,”...

ASX dips 0.7pc; Tyro says ‘limited’ merchants affected Save Share Tyro terminal connections back at pre-outage levels Sarah Turner Tyro said its program of collecting, repairing and returning terminals has seen the number of terminals connected to its network return to pre-incident levels. There are a limited number of active merchants who still remain impacted by the incident, it said. A total of 486 merchants do not have an operational terminal. These are merchants where the company...

ASX falls 0.6pc over week despite Afterpays $5b rally Save Share Robert Guy Another record-breaking day for Afterpay lifted the Australian sharemarket to a third straight day of gains, but it wasnt enough to stop the index falling 0.6 per cent over the week. The S&P/ASX200 Index rose 0.05 of a point to 6715.4 points on Friday after US President-elect Joe Biden outlined his $US1.9 trillion stimulus plan. Afterpay was the star of the show as the buy now, pay later giant stormed 10 per cent higher...

ASX snaps losing streak; Woodside, Oil Search rally Save Share Nick Lenaghan Shopping centre landlords face increasing pressure from tenants to adopt turnover-style rent agreements as the switch to online shopping accelerates, according to an S&P Global Ratings report. At the same time, major mall owners – who range from listed players such as Westfield operator Scentre and Vicinity Centres to unlisted owners including investment platforms QIC and ISPT – are grappling with the prospect of s...

New car sales fall 26.5% on back of latest lockdown Car companies call for VAT reduction to run until June Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 11:15 Updated: Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 11:27   New car sales were down 26.5 per cent over the first 10 days of this year, hit by Covid restrictions and delays due to the administration of new Brexit rules. In what is traditionally the busiest sales month of the year, 9,765 new cars were registered in the Republic by January 10th, down 3,523 on the same period last y...

ASX jumps in broad rally; Fortescue at record high; Link tumbles Save Share S&P500/Nasdaq futures are mixed Asia Pacific markets are on the front foot AUD buys US77.1c 4.59PM – Jan 4, 2021 Robert Guy Its tempting to dismiss the surge in the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum as a speculative blow-off powered by hot money chasing momentum. But the rally in digital currencies reflects an unease about the unholy trinity of debt, deficits, and debased currencies forged by policymakers desperate to rev...