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Curve ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... percentage points to a cash rate of 2.5 per cent. "We're going to basically see a little bit of a holding pattern until the RBA delivers its decision," she said. "That's essentially what everyone is waiting for." As earnings season gets into full swing ...

Let 'em rip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013

Let the baby kissing pictures begin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013

The recession we are promised to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... dollar. It has started appreciating again. So much for those predicted dive to US$0.80-0.85 'ey? The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may need to look at cutting interest rates by more, lots more, if the dollar-A continues its reversal upwards.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... Reserve Bank of Australia July board meeting minutes, at 1130 AEST. It's hoped they will give an indication of whether the RBA is likely to cut the cash rate in August. Treasury Wine Estates shares continued to dive following the company's announcement ...

Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... coincided with the beginning of the fall...of the Australian dollar that is. This, along with the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cut in the official cash rate to a record low 2.75% (7 May) gave domestic investors a warm glow. The RBA and the currency ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... recession" because "mining is no longer booming" because "commodity prices are falling" because "China is slowing" and the "RBA would cut the official cash rate some more" stories. Sure, sure they contributed but it's still the Fed that calls the shots. ...

Lotsa data but no game change (yet)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... hold water, we'll have to wait for Thursday when the official employment numbers are released before we drink. Drink from the RBA cup of more rate cuts, that is. The latest odds are for a 45% chance of an August trim. While we slept, there was good and ...