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Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... uninterrupted growth. But from the fixed income perspective the party is close to over. There are one or two interest rate cuts to come in Australia. The market's pricing that in and that means there are challenges for the future," Gartside said. Miller ...

AMP chief economist says housing future messy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... and the heightened role of APRA indicates that the property market should not be a constraint on further RBA interest rate cuts," Oliver said.

ASIC to investigate AUD spike

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... cents (from 75.97) just prior to the RBA's announcement, which surprised many economists who were expecting further rate cuts. The spike has raised concerns that third parties may have been aware of the RBA's decision prior to its release to the public. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... rate cut by the RBA in the coming months. "The Fed's very dovish tone has certainly moved expectations on the idea of rate cuts for Australia," IG Markets strategist Evan Lucas said. "We've got a 100 per cent chance of getting a rate cut by May, and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... the RBA said was of the view that bleak economic growth figures and low inflation could pave the way for further cash rate cuts. It meets again on April 7. Banking stocks were a particular area of strength, while all sectors of the market gained. Commonwealth ...

No board meeting necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... - it's the timing of the RBI's announcement that's been the surprise. The RBI announced January and March's interest rate cuts outside of its scheduled Board meetings. The Indian central bank cut interest rates on 15 January - weeks before its scheduled ...

Low rates set to push fixed income ETF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... fixed income product," a sign that advisers and investors were reviewing their strategies and preparing for further rate cuts. Howie expects that this trend will continue because "ETF products take time to develop, they can take two or three years before ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... back then. What has changed? What has changed between then and now? Perhaps it's expectations for one or two more RBA rate cuts this year. But that just confirms the dour prognosis for the economy, does it not? But in a way, it puts greater downward ...

Happy Australian dollar Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... so that three of the country's big four banks - ANZ, NAB and Westpac - are predicting not just one but two interest rate cuts this year. The CBA stands alone, expecting no change this year. Perhaps, the CBA's a fool? Then again, it reminds me of the ...

Auld lang syne

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... least one more year. And what about Australia? It's bad. So bad that NAB and Westpac among others are predicting two rate cuts this year. Worse, Morgan Stanley forecast growth of only 1.5% this year; the unemployment rate to jump from 6.3% currently ...