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Weekly economic round-up

... showing a significant rise in retail spending in January. The RBA will not want to nip this in the bud by raising interest rates prematurely particularly with housing still soft and exports continue to disappoint.

Daily Economic Update

... (year-on-year) expansion in GDP in the December quarter. The RBA will not want to nip this in the bud by raising interest rates prematurely. especially with housing still soft and exports continue to disappoint.

Market Wrap

... but the report also revived concerns that too much growth could prompt the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates to keep inflation in check. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 35.06 points at 10,877.51. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ...

Marketwrap

... blue-chip stocks fell as reports showing a strong US economy fanned worries the Federal Reserve would keep raising interest rates while declines in automakers' like General Motors stemmed from investor concerns about weak November sales, which will be ...

Daily Economic Update

... rises will not happen. Governments, businesses and consumers in the Eurozone want the ECB to refrain from raising interest rates due to the still dour state of economic growth in the region. Eurozone real GDP grew by a paltry 0.6 per cent in the third ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

... equity markets closed higher last week following comments by Fed officials that they are concerned about raising interest rates too much. The S&P 500 index closed at 1268.25 points - its highest level for 2005 - while the yield on US 10-year Treasuries ...

Interest rates stay steady

... below trend, reducing pressure on inflation. This contrasts, with the US Fed which is expected to continue raising interest rates. The prospect that the interest rate differential between Australia and the US will continue to narrow in the coming months ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2005
... computer maker Dell after yesterday's close routed technology shares and the Federal Reserve vowed to continue raising interest rates to keep inflation in check. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 33.30 points to 10,406.77. The Standard & Poor's ...

Higher interest rates ahead

... policy 'very carefully' given the scale of household debt suggests the RBA will be very conservative in raising interest rates during 2005," AMP Capital Investors senior Australian economist Bob Cunneen says. The rate hike follows political posturing ...

Market wrap

... analysts said the data was supportive of the US Federal Reserve's intention to adopt a measured approach to raising interest rates. On Friday the broad-based S&P-500 closed down 3.56 points, or 0.3% to 1125.38, the Dow Jones industrial lost 0.5%, or ...