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Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... Australian dollar to go higher and break above parity with the greenback. Australia's economic outlook is rosy. Just ask the RBA. "Information on the Australian economy shows growth around trend over the past year.... the prospects for private demand ...

Pengana launches Australian Market Neutral fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010

Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... economies of the US, Japan and Europe are still far from contemplating raising interest rates, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has already lifted the official cash rate six time from 3.0 per cent last October to 4.5 per cent currently. China is also ...

A "race to the bottom" in currencies

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... intervened in currency markets since the advent of the GFC, made a thinly veiled reference to intervening again. "That leaves the RBA as the odd man out. They have expressed no concerns over the rising Australian dollar and even see it as a necessary ...

Market Wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... was 11 points lower at 4,668 points, with 5,912 contracts traded. In economics news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor (economic) Dr Philip Lowe, Treasury Secretary Ken Henry and OECD chief statistician Martine Durand are ...

CB thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... it is confident that domestic consumption and business investment would continue to remain solid. This leaves us with the RBA which had been on standby for four months now. It left interest rates on hold at 4.5 per cent after last week's meeting despite ...

Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... anointed one "today", just as they said it would be last week... or the week before. At least the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) had already made one - or the market thinks it has. It's a safe bet that the RBA will do nothing after its Board meeting ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... down one point at 4,591 points, with 2,301 contracts traded. In economics news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to hand down its decision on interest rates at 1430 AEST. Other economic data due for release includes the Australian ...

Market Wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... Bureau of Statistics releases quarterly growth data -- the national accounts -- at 1130 AEST. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) issues its index of commodity prices for August, and the Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse release their performance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... price index contract was down 54 points at 4,392. It's a big day in economic data on Tuesday. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases financial aggregates data for July. The Australian Bureau of Statistics issues retail trade data, building approvals ...