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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 ...

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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 ...

Daily economic update

... right at the upper limit of the Reserve Bank of Australia's 2-3 per cent target band. Financial markets expected the headline CPI to increase by 0.8 per cent over the quarter or 2.9 per cent year-on-year. Despite market expectations of a significant ...

Weekly economic round-up

... probabilities has tipped towards the view that the US Federal Reserve is close to the end of its tightening cycle. US headline CPI rose by 0.1 per cent in February and the core inflation measure also rising by 0.1 per cent. Expectations were for a rise ...

Daily economic update

The US Federal Reserve will view last night's inflation report favourably. US headline CPI rose by 0.1 per cent in February and the core inflation measure also increased by a mild 0.1 per cent. Expectations were for a rise of 0.1 per cent and 0.2 per ...

Daily economic update

... conditions are subdued. These are reducing the pressure on inflation in spite of stubbornly high petrol prices. Annual headline CPI inflation rose by 2.8 per cent in the year to the December quarter, down from 3 per cent in September. Underlying inflation ...

Weekly economic round-up

... expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will keep interest rates on ice for the foreseeable future. Annual headline CPI inflation rose by 2.8 per cent in the year to the December quarter, down from 3 per cent in September. Underlying inflation ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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