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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... Futures exchange, the September share price index was up 17 points to 5,210. In economic news, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds its monthly board meeting. Economists are predicting that the RBA will keep interest rates on hold. Also today, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... exchange, the September share price index was down four points to 5,258. In economic news today, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) financial aggregates data for May will be released. TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Inflation Gauge for June and the ...

Perpetual Series 3 still tax effective

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... deduction on interest incurred up to a maximum rate. The maximum rate is now set in line with the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) Indicator Rate for Standard Housing Loans - Variable Rate, previously the RBA Indicator Rate for Personal Unsecured Loans ...

Economy slowing down and speeding up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... pricing suggested that markets saw a reasonable chance of a tightening towards the end of the year". Reinforcing the dichotomy, RBA governor Glenn Stevens was quoted in weekend newspapers saying that to make room for the resources investment boom without ...

Canadian RMBS not the answer: S&P

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... completely discounting the need for the provision of widely-based short term liquidity in the mortgage finance sector. "The RBA is providing liquidity to the [approved deposit taking institutions] ADIs at the moment. We're suggesting there is a precedent ...

Home loan fall follows rate hikes

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... the month, seasonally adjusted, to $20.202 billion. JPMorgan economist Helen Kevans said the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to increase interest rates in February and March - which took the cash rate to a near 12-year high of 7.25 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down three points at 5,743. In local economics news, the RBA quarterly statement on monetary policy is released today. In equities, National Australia Bank Ltd releases interim results ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... marginally lower, dragged down by the banks and a weak US lead, with the widely expected decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep interest rates on hold having little effect. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 28.9 points, or 0.5 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... also up. "The general tone is relatively positive at the moment but we still got a few things out (this week), such as the RBA (decision on interest rates). "I think there will be some hard-nosed comments about inflation which will not be good for equity ...

Super funds to resurrect ailing RMBS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... super funds could pull the sector out of the doldrums. According to March figures released by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), conditions in the local RMBS have deteriorated to new lows following last year's US sub-prime fallout. "Since July last ...