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Daily economic update

... expect the Fed to say that it will remain watchful of forthcoming economic data in setting the future course of monetary policy. Meanwhile, Japanese nationwide commercial and residential land prices fell by 2.8 per cent in 2005. The good news is that ...

Daily economic update

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Council (MPC) voted 8-1 to keep interest rates unchanged for the seventh month in a row. The minutes of the MPC March meeting revealed that the almost unanimous decision to keep interest rates steady at 4.5 per ...

Daily economic update

... compared with 25 per cent in the December quarter. This report should have no significant impact on Australian monetary policy. Meanwhile, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that sales of new motor vehicles dropped by 2.1 per cent in February ...

Daily economic update

Financial markets will be hoping to get more clues on the outlook for US monetary policy from speeches by Federal Reserve officials later today. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver a speech entitled, 'Reflections on the Yield Curve and Monetary Policy,' ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2006
... TOKYO - The Nikkei share average ended up half a per cent as the Bank of Japan's decision to end its ultra-easy monetary policy underscored optimism about the economic recovery, but data showing weaker-than-expected machinery orders limited gains. The ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2006
... rose more than 2.5 per cent after the Bank of Japan decided to end its five-year-old experiment with ultra-loose monetary policy, putting an end to weeks of market uncertainty. The Nikkei 225 index closed up 409.42 points at 16,036.91. HONG KONG - Stocks ...

Daily economic update

... breach the ceiling of its 2-3 per cent target band, it would be difficult for the RBA to justify a tightening in monetary policy in the near term. The RBA's stance differs from the monetary bias of other central banks. The US Federal Reserve is expected ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2006
... half earnings while Roc Oil unveils annual results. Also the Reserve Bank of Australia reveals its decision on monetary policy after yesterday's board meeting, although economists are unanimous in th expectation that interest rates will remain unchanged ...

Daily economic update

The Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets today to deliberate on domestic monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the RBA to keep the cash rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent when it announces its decision tomorrow. In overseas news ...

Weekly economic round-up

... Australia (RBA) will decide to keep interest rates steady at 5.5 per cent after its Board meets to deliberate on monetary policy tomorrow. Last week's domestic data releases has ensured this outcome and increased the probability that the Australian cash ...