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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... Exchange's September share price index futures contract was up 37 points at 4,919. In news today, the Reserve bank of Australia (RBA) will release its monthly bulletin and Australian Bureau of Statistics will issue new motor vehicles sales data from ...

More worries for US financials

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... financial market activity will focus on the Bank of Japan's decision on interest rates and the minute of the Reserve Bank of Australia's August monetary policy meeting. Markets expect the Japanese central bank to keep interest rates steady at 0.5 percent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... Industry Association of Australia issues its state and national outlook for the June quarter, and the Reserve Bank of Australia will release the minutes of its August 5 board meeting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases data on merchandise imports ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... scheduled for release this week, financial markets will focus on the contents of the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) August Board meeting. The minutes are not expected to depart from the rhetoric the RBA has made over the past few weeks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... consumer sentiment, the Australian Bureau of Statistics labour price index for the June quarter, and Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Philip Lowe will speak in Sydney at the Retail Financial Services Forum, day one of the three-day forum. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... futures contract on the Sydney Futures exchange was 72 points higher at 5,034. Today's events include the Reserve Bank of Australia's quarterly statement on monetary policy and the Australian Bureau of Statistics' lending finance data for June. The Housing ...

Central Banks hold fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
The week of central watching finished with the Reserve Bank of Australia, the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England opting to hold monetary policy steady this month. Fixed income markets rallied overnight following unchanged ...

Eyes on the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... worse-than-expected result in the Labour Force report would reinforce gathering speculation that the Reserve Bank of Australia is poised to cut interest rates as early as September. There was no major economic data out of the US last night but Wall Street ...

RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets today to assess the country's monetary policy settings. Financial markets remain convinced that the RBA will hold rates at a 12-year high of 7.25 percent after its meeting today. However, recent data showing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... September share price index futures contract was 44 points lower at 4,817. In economic news today, the Reserve Bank of Australia announces its decision on interest rates following its monthly board meeting. The Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth ...