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Nothing new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... rate advanced by 0.3 percent -- also higher than market expectations for a 0.2 percent rise. This took annual headline inflation up to 5.6 percent - the highest in 17 years - in July from 5 percent in the previous month while the core rate inched up ...

Rate Cut in the Offing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... of the year and the unemployment rate to climb from 4.3 percent to 6 percent by end 2009. The RBA also sees headline inflation peaking at 5 percent in December before easing to 3 percent by mid-2010. In overnight trade, US financial market activity could ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... is expected to increase by 0.4 percent in July, up from 1.1 percent in June. This will take annual rate of headline inflation up to 5.1 percent from 5 percent previously. Core CPI is expected to increase by 0.2 percent from 0.3 percent in June, for an ...

All Eyes on the CPI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... consumer prices rose by 1.3 percent in the quarter, matching the March quarter's rise. This will take 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 ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... in the second quarter following a similar gain in the previous 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 ...

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... report June next week. Speaking of inflation, a sharp jump in energy costs and higher food prices in May sent US headline inflation up above market expectations. US headline CPI rose by 1.1 percent in May with the core inflation rate (ex-food and energy) ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... expected to remain steady at 0.2 percent. If these predictions are correct, the annual rate of increase in headline inflation will accelerate to 4.8 percent from 4.1 percent and the core rate to 2.5 percent from 2.3 percent. Wednesday also brings updates ...

Further regulation not needed: Nelson

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... "It important to understand that while there is an inflation challenge, there is no inflationary crisis. The headline inflation rate is running at three per cent and is likely to go four per cent next year and then fall back," he said. "Really its two ...

What US recession?

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... to be painted as the one who failed to deliver in terms of helping the economy out," said Harris. Overall, headline inflation may look ugly, but cooling colliding markets, slowing labour markets and less inflationary pressures have the economists pegging ...

A smoking gun for the RBA

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... a sooner rather than later approach to monetary tightening might make less of a splash. With second quarter headline inflation surging past the expected 1 per cent rise and coming in at 1.2 per cent, the RBA board may have all the reason they need for ...