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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... unchanged. Mr Russell said the market would be looking at the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) quarterly statement on monetary policy - due at 1130 AEDT - for potential clues about the future direction of interest rates. "It certainly gives an indication ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... five points at 4,260. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases its statement on monetary policy. In equities news, Newcrest Mining and Aston Resources post first-half results. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed ...

The majority is wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... at the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) did. What we said, "The lag in the transmission mechanism of monetary policy means that the RBA's November and December rate reductions haven't been fully transmitted into the economic system as of yet." ...

Waiting for the RBA to dance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... today or not. The external environment is getting better. And locally? The lag in the transmission mechanism of monetary policy means that the RBA's November and December rate reductions haven't been fully transmitted into the economic system as of yet. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... positive territory. In local economic news, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets on Tuesday for its monthly monetary policy meeting and decision on the cash rate. The RBA cut the official interest rate, by 25 basis points each time, in both of its ...

Eyes turn to monetary policy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
Australian GDP growth will slow this year shifting the focus back to monetary policy and Macquarie Group chief economist Richard Gibbs forecasts the RBA will respond with two more rate cuts during 2012. Gibbs was speaking at the 2012 Financial Standard ...

Nice one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... has a fighting chance. Especially considering the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) pro-active stance towards monetary policy. The RBA has already cut interest rates by 50 basis points each in November and December last year taking the official cash ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... for the Australia Day public holiday, was being driven by the Fed's comments that it would maintain a "loose" monetary policy stance until 2014. "That has direct impact on risk assets - the Australian dollar is strong, commodities are strong, gold is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... 1.34 per cent, or 30.34 points, to 2,244.58, with investors awaiting concrete steps by the government to ease monetary policy. Singapore was 1.75 per cent higher, adding 47.88 points, to 2,791.54. WELLINGTON - Wellington gained 0.24 per cent, or 7.63 ...

UBS: Diversify to prevent fatigue

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... Boubouras, the emerging economies, Japan and the US all look set to contribute towards global growth in 2012. "Global monetary policy will remain very stimulatory, the large emerging economies have now started to stimulate with lower rates, the recent ...