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RBA gov says could be generational conflict over tax burden

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
... resent carrying the tax burden of a greying population, Australia's top banker warned today. Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane said this could be the case if the young see the old as owning all of the community's assets, while they are ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market boosted by healthy offshore gains

... market was marginally weaker at noon as traders wait on the sidelines in anticipation of Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Ian Macfarlane's speech in Melbourne tonight. At 1200 AEDT the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was steady ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar stronger after hitting new six-year high

... due, while the Melbourne Institute will hand down its November inflation expectations survey. Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane speaks in Melbourne at the Economic Outlook Conference, while the same city will host the BHP Billiton, Austereo ...

Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds both ease on stronger US data

... this week are chiefly the RBA announcements and US Fed speakers." NAB strategists said the market was also awaiting RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane's speech on Thursday night and expected a signal for further rate hikes. The Australian dollar opened stronger ...

ARF weighs in with ASX 100 shares investment plan

... investment option that allows eligible members to buy and trade shares using some of their super. Former Reserve Bank Governor and chairman of the Fund's investment committee, Bernie Fraser, says the ASX 100 shares investment plan initiative will offer ...

GPT denies involvement in Governor Towers' acquisition

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2003
General Property Trust said today it had not entered into any agreement to acquire an interest in Sydney's Governor Phillip and Governor Macquarie Towers. The comments come after media speculation that GPT was preparing to purchase a half share in the ...

GPT denies involvement in Governor Towers' acquisition

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2003
General Property Trust said today it had not entered into any agreement to acquire an interest in Sydney's Governor Phillip and Governor Macquarie Towers. The comments come after media speculation that GPT was preparing to purchase a half share in the ...

New Zealand Reserve Bank keeps interest rate on hold

... The New Zealand Reserve Bank's easing cycle has hit a wall due to the housing market boom. Dr. Allan Bollard, the bank governor, today left the official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 5 per cent despite a cooling economy, slowing migration and barely perceptible ...

ICAP economists predict yield curve will flatten

... speculation about policy maker's intentions, the Federal Reserve has given the market some clues. ICAP has cited Federal Governor Bernanke, an outspoken advocate of inflation targeting, has proposed an acceptable range of inflation of one to two per ...

Home lending boom still strong in June: ABS

... almost 9% in two months. The sudden revival in lending co-incides with earlier suggestions from Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane that the bank effectively had a bias towards cutting interest rates. The number of loans for the purchase ...