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Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... that would take the official cash rate down to 4.0% seemed all but a foregone conclusion. Though I wouldn't put it past the RBA to see through the dampening impact on the economy of the Federal Government's "promised" budget surplus and go for more. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... (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, on May ...

Negative gearing property distortions here to stay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... into the established dwellings market. Concern about negative gearing into residential real estate is so widespread that the RBA has previously published research saying it believes investors are largely responsible for the home price surges that have ...

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 ...

Managers up risk on improved sentiment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... consumption of Chinese goods." Amid the 'risk on' approach, cyclical stocks regained favour, a move Liddell attributes to the two RBA rate cuts towards the end of 2011 and improving global growth prospects.

What price surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... reported by Westpac/Melbourne Institute suggests that C would continue to weaken in the coming months.So far The expected RBA interest rate cut could help reverse some of this but with the banks short-circuiting the monetary policy transmission mechanism ...

YBR launches savings fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... Australian families were given the chance to invest like the top end of town," said Mark Bouris, YBR executive chairman. "RBA analysis shows that the major banks earn about 2.4% per annum more than they pay retail depositors," said Bouris. YBR said that ...

Indonesian inflation falls to 4.25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... forecasting the AUD to drop back to parity particularly if the carry trade picks reacts to the signals from the pressure the RBA is under to lower rates.

The Fed, the ECB and the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's chief executive, Peter Anderson, has his way the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should be cutting by 50 basis points - not the usual 25 bips - and now. The latest Westpac Melbourne Institute consumer confidence ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... to be transient, and it remains below the government's 4% target. This is good news for Australia. Good news too that the RBA has more than sufficient firepower to deploy to offset what is expected to be a tough budget. However, the thing to fear is ...