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Midday Market Wrap: Dollar and bonds stronger

... I'd be looking for a marginal upside bias in yields today." Mr Maguire said the acceptance that the Reserve Bank of Australia was on the verge of an interest rate tightening cycle had made for subdued action in the domestic bond market. All Ordinaries ...

ABS announces a 0.6% increase in the September quarter's CPI

... as well for the quarter. "There were no surprises in the CPI figures," said Mr Thomas. "I think the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will be quite relaxed after seeing the CPI numbers. If there were to be a rate rise it would not come from inflation. ...

Annualised growth rate beats long term trend: Westpac/MI

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2003
... points to 5.8 per cent. The sharp increase in the Coincident Index was further convincing evidence the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would move to raise official interest rates during the March quarter of next year, Mr Evans said. "Markets are now ...

Business conditions strengthen significantly: NAB survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
... labour market would remain robust in the next six months or so, NAB said. Businesses now expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to move to raise official interest rates. "Overall, the mean expectation is for a rate increase of around 0.4 per cent ...

Strong business investment to peak by mid-2004: Westpac economist

... short run, core inflation will likely see a rise from the middle to the second half of next year. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will increase rates to help take 'the foot off the accelerator' of the economy." He said that the main areas of growth ...

No rate increases in near future: banks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2003
... Cameron, the chief financial officer of the Commonwealth, tipped no rate rise for more than 12 months. The Reserve Bank of Australia earlier this month decided to maintain the cash rate at 4.75 per cent. "My view is for at least throughout calendar 2004 ...

Morning Market Wrap: Market to ease on flat lead from US

... the news today, the Melbourne Institute releases its October inflation expectations survey while the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release its October bulletin. In NEW YORK, Stocks ended a touch lower on Wednesday, a day after closing at fresh ...

Consumer sentiment rises to nine-year high: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2003
... the US sharemarket and signs of recovery in both the US and Japan, he said. Other factors included the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to leave interest rates unchanged in October amid a growing consensus that a rate hike would occur sooner ...

Economy strong; rates will rise: NAB survey

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2003
... risen to historically high levels (the highest since late 1989). But NAB has forewarned it is likely the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will initiate pre-Christmas action aimed at tightening the money supply. While the strengthening of the dollar provides ...

Dollar consolidates ahead of $US0.70 push

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... down and the Australian dollar up, along with the yen and euro. Further gains were to come after the Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates unchanged following its board meeting and after the employment data. By the end of the week, the domestic ...