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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 ...

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. ...