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Cautiously upbeat: Economists Forum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... Budget will be the first real test of the government and to what extent fiscal policy is working with or against monetary policy." And what will be the role of the Opposition in this new environment, especially as they are unfamiliar and uncomfortable ...

Iraqi economic growth to hit 7 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... preserve fiscal sustainability. High inflation was sharply reduced by appreciating the exchange rate, tightening monetary policy, and controlling current government spending." An unexpected bonus was the rapid jump in net international reserves to A$23 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
... index member China Overseas leading a slide by mainland Chinese property firms and banks after Beijing tightened monetary policy. The Hang Seng Index ended down 341.37 to 28,501.10 points. WELLINGTON - The NZ sharemarket lost much of its gains from Friday ...

BRICs to surge as G7 slows

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... per cent next year and 3 per cent in 2009. "This slowdown, which will be accompanied by a further tightening of monetary policy to keep inflation in line with the Reserve Bank's inflation target, should ease strains in the labour market," noted the OECD. ...

Perfect storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
... to have only recently woken up to the idea that countries that peg their currency to the USD end up tying their monetary policy to the US economy regardless of how much - or how little - actual trade and other interaction they may have with the US. "US ...

Interest rates not the only monetary policy lever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
... like Singapore's every day, maybe it's time we also followed their lead in using contribution rates as a de facto monetary policy tool. The Singapore Central Provident Fund (CFP) is their A$100 billion national provident fund that helps Singaporeans ...

Killer inflation - three fatalities

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... stampeding shoppers behind them. Leaving the door open for more interest rate rises, in this morning's Statement on Monetary Policy the Reserve Bank of Australia raised its inflation forecasts for 2007/08, with core inflation set to remain above or near ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... December share price index was down 78 points to 6504. Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its statement on monetary policy and the Australian Bureau of Statistics lending finance data for September is due out. In equities, Orica Ltd full year ...

Sub-prime's house of cards

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... In his statement on the US monetary outlook, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered few clues to future monetary policy, only acknowledging that sub-prime woes could get worse and that US$150 billion total write-downs could be a 'ballpark' figure. ...

Pass the paracetamol

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... measures of inflation are likely to be above 3 per cent." The RBA board have been very cautious in their approach to monetary policy over the past few years, mindful of not inhibiting growth, provided their inflation target of 2-3 per cent was secure. ...