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One down, more to follow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... current 4.5 per cent inflation rate back down to 3.0 per cent - the top of its target range - by 2010. But further monetary policy easing is likely to be dependent on how future economic data pan out as indicated in the RBA statement. 'The Board will ...

Three steadies and a cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
This Week's Market Movers (1 - 5 Sep 2008) Four of the world's major central banks will hold monetary policy meetings this week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), The Bank of Canada (BoC), the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) ...

Dovish RBA minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
As expected, the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's monetary policy meeting held on 5 August reiterated earlier RBA comments suggesting that there is scope to lower interest rates given the slowdown in demand in the Australian economy. As with ...

Lower, higher, steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... sectors and the economy in general, some Federal Reserve officials are making noises about the need for tighter monetary policy. For instance, Fed President Lacker last night noted that current policy is 'very cumulative' and requires the Fed not to ...

More worries for US financials

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... focus on the Bank of Japan's decision on interest rates and the minute of the Reserve Bank of Australia's August monetary policy meeting. Markets expect the Japanese central bank to keep interest rates steady at 0.5 percent and ignore high inflation ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... percent rise posted in the previous month. Japan: The Bank of Japan (BoJ) meets this week to decide on the country's monetary policy setting. With Japan teetering on the brink of a recession, the BoJ's hope of bringing interest rates to normal levels ...

Financial woes continue to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... US economy continues to decelerate, is strengthening the market's conviction that the Federal Reserve will keep monetary policy on hold. The market paid little attention to US trade data which showed the deficit narrowing to US$56.78 billion in June ...

Rate Cut in the Offing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... the assumption that the subdued demand conditions are likely to continue, scope to move to a less restrictive monetary policy stance in the period ahead is increasing." It forecast Australian economic growth to slow from the current 3.6 percent to 2 ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... Olympiad in Beijing in holding market attention this week. Australia: The week starts off with the release of the RBA Monetary Policy Statement today. Investors will carefully dissect the report for hints on whether the RBA will follow through on current ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... exchange was 72 points higher at 5,034. Today's events include the Reserve Bank of Australia's quarterly statement on monetary policy and the Australian Bureau of Statistics' lending finance data for June. The Housing Industry Association of Australia ...