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Homeowners wait on Reserve Bank decision this morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
Homeowners will again hold their collective breath today as they await the outcome of the Reserve Bank's board meeting. Economists are expecting the bank to lift the interest rate, but when it will move is proving difficult to predict. If rates stay ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits six year high

The Australian dollar charged above $US0.6900 overnight to hit its highest level in nearly six years as the United States dollar crumbled across the board. The local unit hit $US0.6920 in New York - its highest level since January of 1998. At 0700 the ...

RBA expected to hold rates, but hikes will come

Australia's effervescent economy will force interest rates to rise soon but most economists think the Reserve Bank will wait for further evidence of a global upswing before hiking rates. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept rates on hold for ...

Morning Market Wrap: Busy day expected; Dollar bounces overnight

In SYDNEY today, stocks on the Australian share market are likely to rise, following yet another strong lead from Wall St overnight. Trading volumes should pick up, after a subdued session yesterday while NSW, South Australian and the ACT took a public ...

FOMC to meet next week, unlikely to change interest rates: ICAP

The meeting next Tuesday by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will look to reassess the outlook for the US economy and adjust interest rates and the accompanying balance of risks statement accordingly. In its latest Weekly Insights by ICAP, its ...

Airlines wait for NZCC response

Air New Zealand and Qantas are waiting on a "crucial" ruling by New Zealand's Commerce Commission (NZCC) before deciding how to best pursue their proposed alliance, Air NZ said today. Yesterday the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ...

Labor endorses ACCC decision

The federal opposition today said it had no quarrel with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) decision to veto an alliance between Qantas and Air New Zealand. The ACCC today ruled against the planned alliance and said it was anti-competitive. ...

New Zealand Reserve Bank keeps interest rate on hold

The New Zealand Reserve Bank's easing cycle has hit a wall due to the housing market boom. Dr. Allan Bollard, the bank governor, today left the official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 5 per cent despite a cooling economy, slowing migration and barely ...

Forecast of weakened non-farm economic growth in the near future: economist

The latest data released on the Australian and world economy reveal that the local economy has slowed with a weakened forecast of growth in the non-farm economy of between 2.5 per cent and 3% for the year. Whilst the global economy is expected to experience ...

NAB chief leaves open on-market AMP share buying option

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2003
National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) chief executive Frank Cicutto today left open the option of buying more shares in takeover target AMP Ltd on-market. Speaking to journalists after addressing the Australian Shareholders Association, Mr Cicutto said ...