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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... Lucas says the market is repositioning itself into high-yield stocks in expectation of an upcoming rate cut from the Reserve Bank, with the big banks enjoying a rise. "Expectations are that rates will still ease - the yield return is there," he said. ...

No board meeting necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... last month and November 2014's easing when the PBOC cut the one-year benchmark lending rate from 5.9% to 5.6%. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) followed with its own - but not the 'kinder surprise' version - putting a stay on interest rates against ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... market is muddled by a slight bounce back in the bank, healthcare and diversified financial sectors a day after the Reserve Bank of Australia left its interest rate on hold. Those stocks were sold off "fairly savagely" following the central bank's decision ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... not been at 6,000 points since January 2008, during the global financial crisis. Investors are speculating that the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the cash rate to a new record low of 2.00 per cent in an announcement on Tuesday afternoon. Rate cut ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... up, that's got to be real powerful ammunition for the market." The banks may be benefiting from expectations the Reserve Bank will cut the cash rate again when it meets on Tuesday, he said. The surprise rate cut in China on the weekend was also seen ...

Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... rate cut is coming, another rate cut is coming. Bloomberg's survey shows (tada!) 18 out of 29 economists expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to follow-up February's 25 bps reduction in the official cash rate to 2.25% with another 25 bps cut. Quite ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... suggested the economy is growing now at a respectable 3.0 per cent pace or better. In local economic news on Monday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases February's index of commodity prices and the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... rose 2.8 per cent. In Europe stocks pushed higher, as chances of a quick US interest rate hike recede. Locally, the Reserve Bank will release financial aggregates for January on Friday. In company news Woolworths, Harvey Norman, Cabcharge and the owner ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released its Statement on Monetary Policy, detailing the reasons for the why and the wherefore it decided to cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a record low 2.25%. "...over recent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... said Athens had been told to respect the existing conditions of the bailout. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its monthly board meeting minutes, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics' international merchandise ...