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All about the slack

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... the UK rose to a reading of 59.1 in July from 58.4 in the previous month, prompting Chris Williamson -- Markit's chief economist - to remark, "The growth surge in the UK economy shows no signs of abating. The three Markit/CIPS PMI surveys showed business ...

RBA leaves interest rates on hold

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... which should keep inflation consistent with the target even with lower levels of the exchange rate," he said. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said while the Australian dollar remains high, it is mostly due to overseas factors beyond the Reserve Bank's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
The local sharemarket has opened flat ahead of the Reserve Bank's interest rate announcement and the full swing of earnings season. All 15 economists surveyed by AAP predict the RBA will leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent on Tuesday. But ...

Chumbawamba rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... to shake hands. Perhaps this is because Putin wants to take back one state at a time... maybe after Ukraine. As The Economist magazine puts it, "Mr Putin believes that his own political future depends on the defence of Russia's regional influence-that ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Australian share market continues to slide on negative leads from Wall Street and weaker commodity prices. Declines in the base metals and oil prices overnight, combined with further falls in US and European equity markets on Friday, are weighing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed performance on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates near zero and surprisingly strong second-quarter US economic growth data. At 0807 AEST on Thursday, the September ...

In the throes of change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... overseas economies by RBC Capital Markets' AU/NZ head of economics and fixed income strategy Su-Lin Ong, BT's chief economist Dr. Chris Caton and KPMG's head of financial services Simon Gleave. In social media, the FSC will be encouraging delegates to ...

It's all about the US week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
Sit back and enjoy the first two days of this week for starting mid-week... financial markets' moods could swing - for the better or the worse - on America. Yes Virginia, this week is all about the US of A. Sure Virginia, there'll be speculations galore ...

Wall Street snubs the IMF

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... States, should have only temporary effects..." Yep, it's temporary and, according to Olivier Banchard - the IMF's chief economist - "It's really a story of something which has just happened and that is behind us". All good. The IMF even maintained its ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
The Australian market has opened higher, following gains on Wall Street. Patersons Securities economist Tony Farnham said the gains in US markets on Friday night meant local stocks were starting on the front foot. Wall Street bounced back on Friday ...