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Whac-a-mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... releases due out of the US this week. Although financial markets do not expect the Federal Reserve to alter US monetary policy this month and keep the fed funds rate steady at 2.0 per cent, they expect the Fed to become more pessimistic over its assessment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... Bank of New Zealand assistant governor Dr John McDermott speaks at an Australian Business Economists lunch on "Monetary Policy Issues in New Zealand". Base metals and uranium explorer Aluminex Resources Ltd is to list on the Australian securities exchange. ...

Stagflation policy conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... recession. With recession staring the New Zealand economy in the eye, the RBNZ had no other option but to ease monetary policy despite inflation remaining above its 3 per cent upper limit. After leaving interest rates at a 10-year high of 8.25 per cent ...

This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... benchmark interest rate last week. The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank kept monetary policy unchanged. The downtrend in commodity prices continued last week, pulling down resource and energy companies. Australia and ...

US payrolls jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... 75,000 fall expected. Meanwhile, the outcome of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England's (BoE) monetary policy meetings produced no real surprises for the financial markets. As expected, the ECB left policy unchanged at 4.25 per cent ...

Weak growth confirms RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... Central Bank from lowering interest rates to stimulate their respective economies - both are expected to keep monetary policy steady when they meet later this week. This is in contrast with the RBA's recent rate cut decision, indicating that it is now ...

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 ...