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Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... expectations for a 0.4% increase - taking the annual rate of inflation up above the mid-point of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 2% -3% target band to 2.7%. Both the core rate measures - the trimmed mean and the weighted median - also peeped above ...

RBA rate cut on cards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
A lack of strength in the Australian economy could force the Reserve Bank (RBA) into another rate cut, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) investment manager Angus Bell. Even in a best case scenario Bell doesn't see Australia's record ...

Fear not the fugly jobs report

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014

There's the good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014

SMSF borrowing under control, ATO figures suggest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) was comparable to that of previous quarters, even though the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut the cash rate twice in 2013. While these figures only tell the story up to September, they suggest fears that SMSFs ...

Reflation, rotation and the taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... People's Bank of China (PBOC) lowered interest rates and banks' reserve requirements; and, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) slashed interest rates from 4.25% (at end 2011) to 3.0% (in December 2012) - financial markets opened on a high note this year. ...

That evil word is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... they would, then perhaps...they will. But the longer it takes for the Fed to move, the greater my sympathy for our very own RBA Governor Glen and his jaw. He needs a taper to bring the A$ down and keep it there. His jaw's proving not to be enough.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
The Australian share market is trading slightly lower ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monthly interest rate decision. Invast Securities chief market analyst Peter Esho said a lower gold price was weighing upon the resources sector and ...

Down, down, A$ stay down (please?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013

That stupid war again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013