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Weak jobs data may mean delayed rate rise: economists

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2004
Weaker than expected jobs data meant the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may not have a case to raise interest rates straight after the October election, economists said today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics today said total employment had fallen ...

RBA leaving rates on hold until after election: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2004
... 9, it makes dates a little bit easier.\" Workman said the higher petrol prices went, the less likely it would be that the RBA lifted rates. \"At this stage... petrol prices probably did peak last month,\" he said.

$400 mln in Treasury bonds offered for tender tomorrow

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2004
... Office of Financial Management said today $400 million February 2017 6% Treasury bonds will be offered for tender tomorrow. The RBA will not take up any of the offer. Settlement is 19 August, 2004. Bids close at 1215 AEST tomorrow with results at 1245 ...

Report calls for tougher limits on RBA board members

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2004
Central bank board members should be banned from any role with finance companies, including mortgage brokers and investment trusts, the influential parliamentary economics committee has recommended. The committee also called for mortgage brokers and ...

Housing finance slows in June led by investor market: economists

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2004
... that segment of investment has turned,\" she said. Ong said the data was consistent with the Reserve Bank of Australia\'s (RBA) view that housing market was easing. \"I don\'t think there was any great surprises in those numbers, housing is coming off ...

RBA says surprising if interest rates do not have to rise again

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today said it would be surprising if interest rates did not have to be increased again at some stage. In its quarterly statement on monetary policy released today, the central bank said the current policy stance in ...

RBA to leave rates on hold this month: economists

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to leave official interest rates on hold this month as a federal election looms. The central bank holds its monthly board meeting this Tuesday and will make its announcement on interest rates on Wednesday ...

$500 mln in Treasury bonds offered for tender today

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2004
... of Financial Management said on Monday $500 million February 2017 6% Treasury bonds will be offered for tender today. The RBA will not take up any of the offer. Settlement is July 29, 2004. Bids close at 1215 AEST tomorrow with results at 1245 AEST.

RBA's decision to leave rates unchanged no surprise

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2004
St George economist Adam Carr said the basic reason for today\'s decision to leave rates unchanged was the need for more time to see how the world economy panned out. \"At the moment if they were considering an interest rate hike in the short to medium ...

Aust private sector credit rises 1.2% in May

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said today seasonally adjusted private sector credit rose by 1.2% in May, following a revised rise of 1.4% in April. Over the year to May, total credit rose by 15.1%. But based on new definitions introduced in the ...