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China's rates up again

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
... many economists were expecting a strong reaction by China's central bank, there were others, looking at recent increases in grain and meat prices, expecting a softer approach. China's ex-food CPI rose just 0.7 per cent equating to a moderate 1 per cent ...

China's GDP and CPI blowout

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... Garis of nabCapital research, "the recent acceleration in consumer prices reflects higher food price (for example meat and grain prices) owing to supply-side shortages. Ex-food CPI rose a much more subdued 0.7% to June, actually down from 1.0% to May." ...

Economic round up: weather winners and losers

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
... It seems that Mother Nature has finally turned her charms on to rural exports with record rainfalls in the southeastern grain-producing regions. According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) Australia's wheat production ...

Economic round-up: RBA thumbs-up

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
There were no real surprises this morning with the Reserve Bank of Australia giving the Australian economy the thumbs-up and deciding to leave interest rates at 6.25 per cent for the sixth time. Also released today were the ABS's March quarter National ...

Economic round-up: Economists weather forecast

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... probably contracted 0.2 percentage points from economic growth in the first quarter. Good news also are the heavy rainfalls grain farmers are experiencing, but economists-turned-weather-forecasters, who are already counting on boosted exports "when the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
The Australian market is expected to open higher, tracking a surge on Wall Street. On the Sydney futures exchange at 0739 AEST, the June share price index was up 47 points at 6310. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international trade ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
... 29 points at 6300. Today, building materials company James Hardie Ltd releases its full year results and wheat grower ABB Grain releases its fist-half results. Logistics firm Toll Holdings Ltd will hold a scheme meeting for shareholders to consider the ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2006
New evidence about the state of the US economy suggests that the soft landing scenario that most have been expecting is showing signs of being a little harder than anticipated. The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index decreased from ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger on gains from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0747 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up 42 points at 5,492. The Reserve Bank of Australia releases October financial ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
... $1.1 billion spent on weed prevention and management and about $900 million on land and soil related work. By industry, the grain industry spent about $800 million followed by $639 million by the cattle industry. The differences by type of farming can ...