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Inflation Report: Japan's Turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... is expected to increase by 0.4 percent over the year, up from a 0.3 percent in the year to June. Nationally, the headline CPI is expected to increase to 1.9 percent in the 12 months to June, up from 1.3 percent in the previous month. National core inflation ...

All Eyes on the CPI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... be a big day for the Australian financial markets today with the release of the CPI Report for the June quarter. Headline CPI is expected to show consumer prices rose by 1.3 percent in the quarter, matching the March quarter's rise. This will take the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... the release of Australian Bureau of Statistics June quarter consumer price index (CPI). Economists had expected the headline CPI, the key measure of inflation, to record a rise of 1.3 per cent in the June quarter. In equities, BHP Billiton will issue ...

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for the June quarter is this week's key market moving event for the domestic market. Headline CPI is expected to increase by 1.3 percent in the second quarter following a similar gain in the previous three-month period. ...

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... sharp jump in energy costs and higher food prices in May sent US headline inflation up above market expectations. US headline CPI rose by 1.1 percent in May with the core inflation rate (ex-food and energy) up by 0.3 percent. Markets expected the headline ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... will also be released but this is not as significant as the following day's report on consumer price inflation. The headline CPI is expected to climb by 0.7 percent in May after a 0.6 percent rise in the previous month. Growth in core inflation is expected ...

Rate reprieve scratch during Cup Carnival?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
... Australian Bureau of Statistics inflation figures for the September quarter will likely hand the RBA a smoking gun. The headline CPI rose 0.7 per cent with two, significant contributors to the increase being fruit and vegetables up 9.6 and 7.9 per cent ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... on monetary policy. Speculation that the Fed will raise interest rates at its June meeting heightened despite the headline CPI measure's slowing to 0.4 per cent in May - in line with market expectations - from 0.6 per cent in the previous month. Not ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
... commodities prices posed a problem for inflation and could necessitate higher interest rates. The 0.6 per cent jump in US headline CPI inflation in April and 0.3 per cent increase in the core rate unnerved investors as it provided evidence that US interest ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... Australia (RBA) board meeting takes on a particular significance in light of the higher than expected Australian headline CPI inflation report for the March quarter. Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data showing that domestic ...