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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... June share price index was down three points at 5,743. In local economics news, the RBA quarterly statement on monetary policy is released today. In equities, National Australia Bank Ltd releases interim results and KPMG releases a survey on bank results. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... midnight tonight. In Canberra, the Australian Business Economists briefing on "Why climate policy is more like monetary policy than trade policy" is held, and in Brisbane there is a mining conference. Yesterday, the share market closed marginally lower ...

Market bottom approaches, recovery expected soon

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... economic growth thanks to the weak dollar and robust growth in Asia. Additional positive factors are the aggressive monetary policy pursued by the Fed and the various tax incentives." The almost J-curve behavior this stimulus should elicit is expected ...

Time to get radical: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... problems that just reinforce the situation we are trying to solve. Another offshoot problem is that the severe monetary policy easing may put too much liquidity into the hands of the wrong people leading to more overheating which in turn might cause ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... 22.460 Woolwrths +0.680 27.530 MORE clf/pe The Reserve Bank of Australia board released minutes from its March monetary policy meeting, noting "uncomfortably high inflation" as the basis for its most recent interest rate rise. "The RBA minutes are not ...

The looming inflationary upswing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... news is that long term water prices may double and fuel prices may triple. Yesterday, the Reserve Bank in its monetary policy statement said, "There is tentative evidence that some moderation in household demand is beginning to occur, with business and ...

Local bonds better than the US: PIMCO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... said. He said the Australian Government and the Reserve Bank of Australia should be commended for not following US monetary policy. "The Australian government and RBA has gone their own way in terms for trying to adhere to inflation targets and interest ...

Wage costs jump 4.3 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... said following the latest interest rate rise that consumer spending had to fall significantly before a weakening monetary policy could be expected. "Year-ended [retail spending] growth had drifted higher though most of 2007 and reached 8.5 per cent by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
... 5588 points. Most eyes will be on the Reserve Bank of Australia today, which releases its quarterly statement on monetary policy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases housing finance data for December, and ANZ bank releases job ads data for January. ...

World growth to drop by one-fifth, but no US recession: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... interest rate signals also highlights the breadth of the nervousness encircling the globe right now, they said. "Monetary policy faces the difficult challenge of balancing the risks of higher inflation and slower economic activity, although a possible ...