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Consumer inflation expectations fall in March

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
... actually fall or stay the same increased in March with those expecting annual inflation to fall within the Reserve Bank of Australia's target band of two to three per cent at 24%, one percentage point below the average over the previous six months. The ...

Business conditions recover in February: NAB survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2004
... of reasonable, though slowing, local demand and strengthening global outcomes will likely prompt the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise interest rates by a further quarter percentage point in either April or May, NAB said.

Business expectations weakest in 12 months: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2004
... consumer spending levels in February. Just over half said that a jump in bank lending rates, if the Reserve Bank of Australia were to hike interest rates again, would have a negative effect on their business.

RBA widens repo net

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia said it would broaden the range of securities it accepted under repurchase agreements in a move that is expected to benefit fixed income markets. The central bank said that, as of March 15, it would widen the range of securities ...

RBA leaves rates unchanged, needs more time: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to leave interest rates unchanged would give it more time to assess the effect of the strong local dollar and slowing housing sector on the economy, economists said today. The central bank today left the ...

RBA leaves cash rate at 5.25%

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia today did not change the cash rate which remains at 5.25%. The decision marks the second consecutive meeting in which the board left interest rates unchanged, after the central bank lifted interest rates in both November ...

RBA index of commodity prices down 1.4%

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia index of commodity prices in special drawing rights (SDR) terms fell 1.4% in February, according to preliminary estimates from the central bank. This follows a downwardly revised 2.1% rise in January. The largest contributors ...

World economy seems to be recovering: RBA

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2004
... recovering after three years of underperformance in the early part of this decade, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (economic) Malcolm Edey. In an address at a Committee for the Economic Development of Australia/Promina event ...

RBA to look to wages data for inflation outlook

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004
Figures out today will give the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) an indication if it needs to tackle potential wages inflation when it meets on interest rates next month. Earlier this month the RBA warned that the strength of the labour market may boost ...

Access ruling opens credit cards up to non-bank companies

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Non-bank companies could soon issue Visa, MasterCard and Bankcard credit cards, after a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision announced yesterday. However, the central bank said it also wants the interchange fees paid through Visa's debit card scheme ...