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Another cut's in the mail?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... development in the sense that it has cemented expectations for an RBA rate cut (to lower the A$ exchange rate) - on the first Tuesday of April or that of May. More so, because of RBA Governor Stevens' comments in relation to the Australian economy's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... as investors weighed the timing of US interest-rate increases after lower-than-forecast economic data. At 0818 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 46 points at 5,842. US factory production fell in February for a third ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... cent lower, with IG market strategist Stan Shamu attributing the slide to caution in the lead up to the Fed meeting this Tuesday and Wednesday. Investors will be looking to the meeting for an indication of when the Fed will start to lift interest rates ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... hitting a new record-high at 11,822.53 points before easing slightly to finish at 11,805.99, a gain of 2.66 per cent from Tuesday's close. The CAC 40 in Paris won 2.37 per cent to 4,997.75 points, its highest level since May 2008, after having briefly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street. At 0820 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 5,827. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... had gained 11 cents to $37.94, ANZ was 7 cents higher at $35.57, while National Bank was down seven cents to $38.03. On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank left the official interest rate at 2.25 per cent, but observers believe the RBA has a couple more cuts in ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... level. "We've had a very strong runup since late January. The market was up around 13 per cent at the peak that we saw on Tuesday," he said. "Under such a steep rise, it's very normal that the market will correct that move by pulling back. "We need to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... Broadcasting Digital Media Summit continues in Sydney. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed lower after the central bank unexpectedly left the cash rate on hold. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 25 points ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... speculating that the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the cash rate to a new record low of 2.00 per cent in an announcement on Tuesday afternoon. Rate cut expectations have boosted the major banks. "I suspect there is a little bit of buy the rumour ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... market." The banks may be benefiting from expectations the Reserve Bank will cut the cash rate again when it meets on Tuesday, he said. The surprise rate cut in China on the weekend was also seen as a positive for miners exporting commodities to the ...