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New Zealand central bank lifts interest rates 25 basis points

... lifted them anyway, an economist says. Lifting the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 5.5% yesterday, RBNZ governor Alan Bollard said he could not rule out further rate rises this year. Another rate rise in June was seen as a strong possibility ...

Macfarlane expects interest rate differential with US to narrow

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2004
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane said last night that the gap between Australian and US interest rates would narrow over the next six to 12 months. During questions after delivering the inaugural Di Yerbury Economic and Financial Studies ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2004
... against other currencies including the Australian dollar. Yesterday in an official address Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane said the gap between Australian and US interest rates would narrow over the next six to 12 months. Mr Macfarlane ...

All eyes this week on RBA governor speech: economists

Reserve Bank Governor Ian Macfarlane will this week outline the global economy's impact on Australia, with analysts watching hawkishly for any indication of future policy. With the RBA deciding last week to hold official interest rates, there will be ...

World economy seems to be recovering: RBA

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2004
... three years of underperformance in the early part of this decade, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (economic) Malcolm Edey. In an address at a Committee for the Economic Development of Australia/Promina event in Sydney, Dr ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
... United States dollar weakness as the local market awaited today's speech from the Reserve Bank of Australia's deputy governor. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7924/29 compared with yesterday's close of $0.7905/09. It reached a high ...

Latham lashes super schemes for high-end pollies

Superannuation schemes for federal MPs, judges and the Governor-General would be closed down under a Labor government, Opposition Leader Mark Latham said today. The schemes were well outside the community standard and were out-of-date, Mr Latham said. ...

Bank defends boss on credit card bill

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
... over a $249,000 bill from his taxpayer-funded credit card. A newspaper report said the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor clocked up the bill of $249,265, which included 17 first class overseas trips, over the past two years. American Express records ...

Fraser takes swipe at CEO salary packs

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2004
The former governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Bernie Fraser, has taken a swipe at executive pay levels during the launch of a promotional campaign for superannuation funds bank Members Equity (ME). Fraser, who is chairman of ME, said chief executives ...

RBA appoints assistant governor

The Reserve Bank has appointed of Dr Philip Lowe as assistant governor (financial system). This role oversees the Bank's work on issues related to financial stability and payments system policy, and carries membership of the Payments System Board. The ...