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Central bank watch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... rate settings given the growth-inflation balance in their respective economies. Australia: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will hold its monthly board meeting on Tuesday to assess the country's monetary policy settings. Calls for the RBA to cut interest ...

US growth disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... accelerating the 0.3 percent fall recorded in the March quarter. The poor retail sales reading has re-ignited calls for an RBA cut in interest rates even before the year is over, citing concerns that the economy might fall into recession. This may be ...

RMBS market on brink of collapse

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... Australian Office of Financial Management, intervene in the corporate bond market to provide liquidity in the same way the RBA intervenes to support banks. The proposal is similar to how the home mortgage market is funded in Canada, but starkly different ...

More Fed pump-priming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... on a flat outcome in the month of June, down from May's 0.7 percent rise. A higher-than-expected outcome could bring back RBA rate hike speculation, particularly given the recent shock inflation report.

All Eyes on the CPI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... the annual headline inflation rate to 4.3 percent, up from 4.2 percent in the previous quarter. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) inflation figures will also be released simultaneously. The RBA weighted median measure of inflation is expected to come in ...

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... three-month period. This will take the annual headline inflation rate up to 4.3 percent from 4.2 percent in the March quarter. The RBA measures of inflation, which are released at the same time as the headline CPI report, are expected to show the rate ...

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
Market Movers Overnight Soothing words from RBA Governor Glenn Stevens at the Anika Foundation Luncheon yesterday and declines in commodity prices overnight sent the Australian dollar down from a 25-year high of US$0.9784 to US$97.50. In his speech ...

Fed Gloom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... higher energy prices slows domestic spending and weakening offshore growth reduces exports. Today, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens will talk on the "Challenges for Economic Policy" at the Anika Foundation Luncheon in Sydney. Mr. ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... expected to deviate from the ongoing global theme of slowing growth and higher inflation. Australia Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens address on the "Challenges for Economic Policy" at the Anika Foundation Luncheon in Sydney this ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... higher mortgage repayments and falling share prices pulled down consumer confidence to a 15-year low in June. Despite the RBA deciding to keep interest rates on hold this month, latest indications suggest that rising costs - petrol is now close to A$1.70 ...