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US economic growth likely, but less than Fed expectations: ICAP

In its latest weekly economic update released today, ICAP's economists have said that the outlook for the US economy shows better growth is imminent soon, however there was no obvious catalyst for really strong growth. ICAP has cited the fact that the ...

Local rate cut still possible: ICAP

The US economy is on the mend, and global bond markets will continue to feel the ripples over the balance of 2003, according to interdealer broker ICAP. But ICAP says the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will maintain an easing bias through this period ...

Growing US current account deficit burden may fall on Asian currencies: ICAP

In the latest ICAP weekly insight released today, the focus was primarily on the US current account deficit, which at its unsustainably high level would require a large share of global capital to finance it. The ICAP report also highlighted the fact ...

Global bonds sell-off from their unsustainable levels: ICAP

In its weekly economic insight released today, ICAP reported that a major correction in global bond markets has begun, and that it remains unlikely that bond yields will reach their June lows again in this cycle. ICAP mentioned that the only rationale ...

$A at 5-year high after RBA decision

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2003
The Australian dollar jumped even higher than its overnight rise, following news from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) that it had decided to leave interest rates unchanged. The RBA left the official cash rate at 4.75 per cent today, despite some ...

RBA may cut interest rates, economy set to weaken: ICAP

The RBA seems set to cut interest rates soon, as the balance of risks slowly tilts and the economy looks set to weaken more than expected, the latest ICAP weekly insight has forecasted. "In its testimony to the House of Representatives Committee last ...

Mike Wilkins elected ICA president

... has announced its managing director and CEO Mike Wilkins has been elected president of the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA). Wilkins will replace outgoing president Raymond Jones who has been in the position since 2001. "I am honoured that the ICA ...

RBA leaves interest rates at 4.75 per cent

Market speculation of an interest rate cut due to the strengthening Australian dollar has been cut short by the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to leave official cash rates unchanged at 4.75 per cent. "We still expect the Bank to leave rates ...

RBA to leave interest rates unchanged predicts ICAP

At least two countries - and possibly as many as five - out of Australia, Canada, the UK, the European Monetary Union (EMU), New Zealand and Sweden will decide to cut interest rates following their monetary policy meetings this week, today's ICAP weekly ...

Rising dollar advances case for interest rate cut: ICAP

The rise of the Australian dollar above the US$0.65 mark represents a significant tightening in financial conditions that may bring the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) closer to easing interest rates in the second half of the year, according to Dr Ric ...