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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... he said. "It's a good day to be long Australian stocks." The market is still riding on the sentiment of Tuesday's Reserve Bank interest rate cut, giving the banks further gains, Mr Weston added. BHP had added $1.415, or nearly five per cent, to $32.065 ...

Majority wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... clap, claps are in order for the six sages (out of 26 economists surveyed by Bloomberg) who correctly anticipated the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) verdict to cut interest rates by 25 bps to a historic low 2.25% yesterday. They're heroes! So much ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates to a new record low and oil prices rebounded. At 0837 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 97 points at 5,740. Consumers are waiting ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
The Australian stock market is higher amid growing expectations the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut interest rates. The market is more than half a per cent higher, following strong gains from Wall Street and rising oil prices overnight. IG market ...

Taylor rules the RBA just right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
Go ahead Glenn, make our day! That's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens to us, thank you very much and the day... the day is the Australian central bank's first meeting for 2015. Despite "Roubini Global urges RBA to hold interest ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 42 points at 5,613. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes interest rate decision. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... Bank jumpstarted it all with its "surprise" decision to abandon its CHF1.20/euro peg. This was the same time as the Reserve Bank of India's surprise (because it was handed down 2 weeks before its scheduled meeting) rate cut announcement. Then it was ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... confirming deflation could be taking hold for the long term, EU data showed. In local economic news on Monday, the Reserve Bank of Australia's index of commodity prices and the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index, both ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
The share market continues to rise on anticipation of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank next week. A fall in the Australian dollar under 78 US cents was also good for companies with operations overseas, with the major banks and big resources companies ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 47 points at 5,553. In local economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia will its latest figures on outstanding loans for December. In equites news, Whitehaven Coal releases its half ...