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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 22 points at 3,491. On the economic front on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor of economics, Malcolm Edey, speaks at the Foundation for Aged Care breakfast. The RBA monthly Bulletin ...

Jobless rate in perspective

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... benchmark). The day's news also revealed that after holding interest rates steady at 5.25 per cent for 15 consecutive months, the RBA lifted rates to 5.5 per cent in March and back then economists were expecting more rate hikes because of this 'low' ...

Thank you RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The RBA giveth and the RBA giveth again. Who would have thought that after two weeks of bad economic news here and abroad, the Reserve Bank of Australia would still have the nerve to say, 'she'll be right mate.' For this is exactly what the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... per cent to $5.47, while Brambles put on 18 cents or 4.2 per cent to $4.47. CSL gained $1.25 or 3.63 per cent to $35.70. The RBA will release its decision on the official interest rate at 1430 AEDT. It was expected to cut by between 25 and 50 basis points ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... products and services. But we are by no means out of the woods. Not when every economy all around us is falling apart. The RBA and the Government has assured us that more will be done if necessary. This should provide confidence to Australian investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) business indicators for the December quarter, the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) index of commodity prices for January, and the Housing Industry Association's new home sales data for January. In company news ...

Biggest Loser Part 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... package) mechanisms are being transmitted much more quickly in Australia than in our neighbours. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to drop lending rates further. The Federal Government's latest stimulus package has been passed by Parliament ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... SPI futures index was 22 points lower at 3,495. In economic news, the Reserve Bank of Australia's Chris Ryan, head of the RBA's international department, will address the 2009 Currency Management Forum. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending ...

No bad news is no news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... accounts for around 60 per cent of the economy remains resilient... so far. And this is what the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) recent interest rate reductions and the Federal Government's fiscal stimulus measures are trying to preserve. Be careful ...

Plusses and minuses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... the grant for those buying existing homes also appear to have revived interest in property. The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) hand was also in this as it slashed interest rates from 7.25 per cent in September to 4.25 per cent at the end of 2008. ...