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No downing the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... Carney on Yellen and Yellen on the data and financial markets - the Australian dollar would remain bid. This becomes Gov Glenn's problem... and ours, Australians all.

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... 0.2% in March - and average weekly hours worked was unchanged at 34.5 hours. Good news for us, Australians all. RBA Gov Glenn must thanking his mom that this month's Board meeting is followed by the publication of the quarterly Statement on Monetary ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... most important, inflation is low and is expected to remain low for some time." If Evans' view prevails at the FOMC, RBA Gov Glenn may have longer to wait, or... just cut rates some more.

Will nice numbers make RBA a bad guy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would have seen before they commence their deliberation on monetary policy this morning. Gov Glenn and et al would have seen that they were good. They'll see a brightening outlook for the labour market. The ANZ job ads ...

A$ at 80c

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... next gentle nudge and the next. But the longer Fed Chair Janet remains "not impatient" the greater our very own RBA Gov Glenn's headache. Speculations of a later-rather-than-sooner and (or because of?) indications of slowing momentum in the US economy ...

What might trigger a sell-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... growth, in an environment where private leverage is already rather high or even too high". But what interested me more was Gov Glenn's take on the capital markets and the triggers that could spark a sell-off. This is because while there's much bellyaching ...

A fantabulous set of jobs numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... bank announced February's rate cut and after March and April's no rate cut disappointment. The last word I remember Gov Glenn said about the dollar-A is that he wants it at US$0.75. Given the continued slump in commodity markets - and its negative impact ...

Now for Australia's debt surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... that we can lock in borrowings at low, low interest rates. Hope PM Tony and Treasurer Joey are listening. If they do, Gov Glenn would be singing the "Happy" song.

Strike three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... rates in May? For sure, it's a hundred percent certain. This is because the A$ still has to get to the US$0.75 level Gov Glenn nominated in December last year -- perhaps the good Gov thinks it's even below that now given that "Prices for key Australian ...

RBA rate cut: earlier and more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... sector credit data showing that investor housing finance increased by 0.7% in February and 10.1% from a year ago. Would Gov Glenn go for a hat trick next week with a third surprise? We'll worry about May after Tuesday's decision next week.