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RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... not expect the RBA to lower interest rates while inflation remains a real threat. The US Federal Reserve meets tomorrow night to conduct its own monetary policy assessment, followed by the Bank of England and the European Central Bank meetings on Fri ...

Some Needed Good News

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... supported by a strong lead from Wall Street overnight. The US equity market reversed all of the previous day's losses last night on the back of a better-than-expected US consumer confidence report and a sharp fall in the price of crude oil. The Conference ...

Aust must avoid Europe's ETS disaster

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... opportunity to seriously impact climate change. Dr Nikki Williams, chief executive of the NSW Minerals Council, speaking last night at the Sydney Institute, said, "the European emissions trading scheme [ETS] was the biggest carve out in wealth in modern ...

All Eyes on the CPI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... Plosser sees real GDP growing by a mere 1.7 per cent this year along with a rising unemployment rate. Data released last night indeed show that the US may still be far from a turnaround. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) reported ...

Contribs tax for women under review

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
Senator Nick Sherry's comments on potentially removing the 15 per cent contributions tax on super of women at certain stages of their work life fuels further debate on how the government can help narrow the gender gap on retirement savings. Senator ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... per cent to $116.20 while suitor BHP Billiton lost 30 cents or 0.8 per cent to trade at $37.25. Sweet crude futures last night fell $US5.31 or 3.95 per cent to $US129.29. Woodside fell $2.70, or 4.62 per cent, to $55.80 and Santos shed $1.05 to $18.15. ...

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... another sharp drop in crude oil prices overnight is encouraging. Crude oil prices fell to a low of US$134.60 per barrel last night from US$139.86/barrel. This represents a 8.4 percent drop from the over US$147 a barrel record high set last week. An increase ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... stocks surged 2.5 per cent as another big drop in the oil price helped ease concerns about inflation. It was revealed last night that US consumer prices shot up in June at the second fastest pace in 26 years with two-thirds of the surge blamed on soaring ...

Fed Gloom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... Market Movers Overnight (16 July) Fed Gloom US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before the US Congress last night catapulted the Australian dollar to a 25-year high in overnight trading. The Australian dollar broke above the US$0.9800 ...

Market Jitters Redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... that this might take just a little bit longer. US Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's monetary policy testimony tomorrow night will give investors further clues on the Fed's thinking over this renewed market stress.