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Eyes turn to monetary policy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... back to monetary policy and Macquarie Group chief economist Richard Gibbs forecasts the RBA will respond with two more rate cuts during 2012. Gibbs was speaking at the 2012 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, which attracted over 1400 delegates ...

Risk focus needed for sustainable investing: MLC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... it's very unlikely that cash and bond investments alone will generate this level of return in the future. "Interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank have reduced term deposit rates below 6% now. Plus, bond yields have declined significantly over the past ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... sector. Westpac data showing that Australians were still pessimistic about their financial future despite two interest rate cuts from the Reserve Bank at the end of last year added to the sour mood. "We seem to have taken exception to comments by some ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... down after a survey found consumer confidence dropped to its lowest level since August, despite two consecutive cash rate cuts by the central bank. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell by 8.3 per cent in December. That underlines ...

UBS: Stocks gaining momentum

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... in front of us there are tentative signs that some cyclical parts of the economy are doing better. "Add to that two rate cuts we are going to see the domestic economy become a little less two speed." Haslem said that the next few months the outlook may ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... Mr Spooner said a key focus for investors would be whether the budget tightening measures allow room for additional rate cuts by the Reserve Bank and help weaker areas of the two speed economy. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ...

Waiting and hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... Kevin Rudd's A$900 handout to every Australian man, woman and child. Sure there was China and the rest of Asia, and RBA rate cuts, but I would bet that this bit also counted in shielding the Australian economy from the GFC. You don't have to look far ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... Waterer said any positive data released this week, locally or abroad, should see expectations of forthcoming interest rate cuts start to diminish slightly, another positive for the Australian dollar. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was weaker. ...

Stocks in freefall on recession fears, banks cut mortgage rates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... 1119.46. Australian bond markets soared in thin trade and yields fell as fund managers and hedgers priced in interest rate cuts. Anne Anderson, head of fixed income global asset management for UBS, said the three-year Australian government bond (expiry ...

You're dreaming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... readying yet another stimulus targeting small Australian businesses. As you read this piece, the RBA's past interest rate cuts are working their way into the system. As you read this piece monetary and fiscal authorities in other parts of the world are ...