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Daily economic update

... boosting expectations that if ever the RBA adjust rates at all this year, it would be downwards. This is despite RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane's February comments that the central bank was more likely to raise borrowing costs than cut them, With employment ...

Weekly economic round-up

... survey, lending finance, March quarter wages report and the leading index among others. The week will be capped by RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane's semi-annual testimony before the Standing Committee on Economics, Finance and Public Administration. New ...

Daily Economic Update

... over higher interest rates was also an issue (despite the RBA statement last night). The financial press interpreted RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane's speech as a bias towards higher interest rates. We also disagree. We maintain our view that domestic interest ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

... trading activity. Tomorrow, the Australian Treasury's David Gruen speaks on 'Australia's medium-term challenges' while RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane will discuss 'Some observations on recent economic developments.' On Wednesday, RBA Deputy Governor Stevens ...

Weekly economic roundup

... of Australia finally put interest rate speculation to rest last week. In his half-yearly parliamentary testimony, RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane reinforced the message from the Quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy released by the Australian central bank ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2005
... Exchange, the June share price index contract was eight points firmer at 4239 on a volume of 8,342 contracts. On the day RBA governor Ian Macfarlane speaks to the AICD while National Australia Bank unveils its monthly business survey.

Higher interest rates ahead

... be moved higher during the current expansion," the Reserve Bank said in its statement this morning. According to RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane the Australian economy is in the fourteenth year of an expansion and it is now becoming 'increasingly clear' ...

All eyes this week on RBA governor speech: economists

Reserve Bank Governor Ian Macfarlane will this week outline the global economy's impact on Australia, with analysts watching hawkishly for any indication of future policy. With the RBA deciding last week to hold official interest rates, there will be ...

Actuary urges policies to deal with inter-generational pressures

... pension spending, especially if the most of the community's wealth was owned by the elderly. At the same time, the RBA governor said the older generation could face lower returns on savings and a sense of financial insecurity. Turning to the issue of ...

Afternoon market wrap: shares dip lower

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
... $2.2 billion. The forecast for economic growth in 2003-04 was also revised up to 3.75 per cent, from 3.25 per cent. RBA governor Ian Macfarlane said Australia's gross domestic product should grow at 3.5 per cent in real terms over the course of 2003. ...