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Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... market performance". So much for forward guidance, eh. But wait, I may have spoken too soon. Last night, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard told us all that, forward guidance "have been very useful" and "served their purpose".A ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... significantly. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases labour force data for January. Reserve Bank Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle will be a panel discussant at the CIFR Financial Market Developments ...

Credit Suisse goes "wild" in its 2014 outlook

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... possibility is they increase by double digit amounts in 2014," the paper suggested. However, for this to happen, the Reserve Bank would need to cut rates a further 50-100 basis points and the banks would need to pass this onto mortgagees, unemployment ...

CBA: Expect higher inflation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... inflation in December, the overall inflation rate has been "pretty well behaved overall", staying comfortably within the Reserve Bank's 2%-3% target range. However, he said that a splitting the headline consumer price index into its composite domestic ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... day ahead of the Labor Department's January job growth and unemployment data. In local economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia issues its Statement on Monetary Policy. And, the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association releases ...

Hamilton calls for stricter SMSF licensing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... promoters of geared investment strategies within SMSFs, according to Hamilton Wealth Management's Ian Gillies. The Reserve Bank, Australian Taxation Office and Australian Securities and Investments Commission have all expressed concerns about problems ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... session since June amid concerns about the US economy and emerging markets. Local stocks were also impacted by the Reserve Bank's decision to leave interest rates unchanged, and its statement that rates would stay stable for some time, CommSec market ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the fact that a cut in the cash rate was deemed unlikely ahead of Tuesday's Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting was viewed by investors as a negative for the Australian economy. "The reason being, we have already ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... activity fell sharply in January, sinking to 51.3 from 56.5 in the previous month. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes its interest rate decision. Also, the Dun and Bradstreet business ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the fact that a cut in the cash rate was deemed unlikely ahead of Tuesday's Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting was viewed by investors as a negative for the Australian economy. "The reason being, we have already ...