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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... June share price index futures contract was down 32 points at 4,265. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to release the minutes of its May 1 board meeting, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics is expected to release ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release housing finance for March on Monday. Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Philip Lowe is due to deliver a speech in Melbourne. In company news, DuluxGroup and Incitec Pivot will release ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... March share price index futures contract was down 12 points at 4,414. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is scheduled to release its Statement on Monetary Policy following its cutting of the official interest rate by 50 basis points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
The Australian dollar has risen slightly after weakness following the Reserve Bank of Australia's official interest rate cut. The Australian market looks set to open higher, following the lead of Wall Street which rose on the back of better-than-expected ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... Markets analyst Stan Shamu said confidence in the local market was rising with expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would deliver an interest rate cut on Tuesday afternoon, and possibly by as much as 50 basis points. "I think there are ...

Sure 25 but maybe 50

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... headed for the pubs. Fortunately (or is it unfortunately depending on your pub propensity), there's the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board meeting scheduled for today. And the way developments are developing perhaps they'll be the one needing a stiff ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... trillion to its asset purchases programme last February. And then there's tomorrow. For tomorrow, the Reserve Bank of Australia is widely expected to some walking the talk of its own. Tame domestic inflation figures have given it the reason for dropping ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... Statistics (ABS) released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the March quarter later on Tuesday morning. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has indicated that it would likely cut the cash rate from 4.25 per cent to 4.0 per cent at its next board meeting ...

Negative gearing property distortions here to stay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... is squeezing out first home buyers and driving up housing unaffordability. Analysis by Rainmaker of Reserve Bank of Australia figures shows that investors make up 35% of loans for established housing, up from just 6% in 1986. Investor preference for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... ounce, up $US9.25 from Monday's local close of $US1,642.45 per ounce. Still to come on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is due to release the minutes of its April board meeting at 1130 AEST. The central bank left the cash rate unchanged at ...