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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... best way forward. The committee has been deeply split between those who believe the Fed should further loosen monetary policy and those who fear such steps would raise the risk of inflation. The latest Federal Open Market Committee minutes suggested ...

PM Gillard: super to support economic stability

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... plays a crucial role in the nation's economic stability, playing a key macro-economic role alongside fiscal and monetary policy. "In rocky international seas, super is an anchor," said Gillard, adding that she believes super is Australia's trillion dollar ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... Mr Waterer said. In the heavily-anticipated speech, Dr Bernanke offered no hints the central bank would adjust monetary policy to give the near-stagnant US economy a shot of adrenalin. However, markets were encouraged by the fact the Fed would now meet ...

US housing market needs renovation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... immediately, which reminds us why Australia is known around the planet as one of the most reactive economies to monetary policy changes. Returning to problems state-side, distressed house sales make up an estimated 30% of all residential real estate ...

Pensioner inflation hits 4.5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... climbing savings rates and nervousness due to volatile global share markets pushes the case for a relaxation in monetary policy settings.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... and there was a four per cent fall overnight." The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will release its Statement on Monetary Policy on Friday morning. It comes after the RBA kept the cash rate steady at 4.75 per cent at its board meeting on Tuesday. Although ...

S.O.S

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... Reserve remains prepared to respond should economic developments indicate that an adjustment in the stance of monetary policy would be appropriate." The announcement of "an adjustment in the stance of monetary policy" could come as early as the FOMC's ...

QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... The US Federal Reserve "remains prepared to respond should economic developments indicate that an adjustment of monetary policy would be appropriate." Equity markets shot up. This is Sir Ben's testimony on the second day of his testimony: "We're not ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said in a speech that the Fed had already "pressed the limits of monetary policy." The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.08 points, or 0.3 per cent, to close at 1,318.72. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... The US Federal Reserve "remains prepared to respond should economic developments indicate that an adjustment of monetary policy would be appropriate." This is a slap in the face of yet another threat from Moody's. Last night, the credit-rater warned ...