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Conditions and confidence collide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... highest since February 2008 and well over its long-run average of plus 5. Well, that is clearly surprising, is it not? Crystal. RBA Governor Glenn Stevens A may have finally made the horse drink the water of cheap funding. But whoa boy, hold your horses! ...

Ruble trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... - it was trading at around 32.86 at the start of 2014. Currency depreciation might be what the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is hoping for and the European Central Bank (ECB) wants to lessen the threat of deflation... but not Russia. For Russia, like ...

100% steady on the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... Tuesday of November, when the "Race that Stops the Nation' - the Melbourne Cup - meets with the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy decision. I have lived in Australia (and Melbourne, at that) - for nearly 25 years and still, I can't really ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,422. Locally, in economic news on Monday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) head of financial stability, Luci Ellis is slated to take part in a roundtable panel discussion at the Australian Housing ...

Chocolate biscuits and animal spirits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... biscuits and animal spirits a they try to discern the outlook for the Australian economy. 'Animal spirits' is, of course, what RBA Governor Glenn Stevens said was "... the thing that is most needed now" but "is something monetary policy can't directly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... Locally, in economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes of its October board meeting, while RBA deputy governor Philip Lowe addresses the Commonwealth Bank's Australasian Fixed Income conference in Sydney. The Australian ...

YBR's cash fund receives new ratings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... investors, which is consistent with our net 4% return after all fees over the last 12 months that compares favourably to the RBA's 2.5% cash rate."

RBA should take action on negative gearing: AUI

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... David Bryant said. Bryant argued that addressing the issues around negative gearing was "long overdue" and suggested that the RBA should be looking at it before considering additional capital or lending controls, or raising interest rates. "Statistics ...

Average September on average

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... to achieve our two objectives. So obviously we would take that into account." And again... obviously!... and obviously too, RBA Governor Glenn isn't one to complain.

Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014