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BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008

... expected, only the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut its benchmark interest rate last week. The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank kept monetary policy unchanged. The downtrend in commodity prices continued last week ...

US payrolls jitters

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008

... than the already severe 75,000 fall expected. Meanwhile, the outcome of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England's (BoE) monetary policy meetings produced no real surprises for the financial markets. As expected, the ECB left policy unchanged ...

Weak growth confirms RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008

... consumer confidence was unchanged at 52 in August - the lowest level since 2004. High inflation levels deter both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank from lowering interest rates to stimulate their respective economies - both are expected ...

Three steadies and a cut

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008

... will hold monetary policy meetings this week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), The Bank of Canada (BoC), the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) will each decide their respective economies' interest rate settings but only the ...

Lower, higher, steady

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008

... markets. While the RBA is signaling lower interest rates, and some Fed officials call for higher interest rates, the Bank of England (BoE) lies stuck in between. Minutes of the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee meeting in August showed that while the bank ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008

... UK, financial markets will be interested in the minutes of the August Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the Bank of England for clues on future interest rate direction. While markets expect the minutes to contain discussion for a rate hike, the BoE's ...

Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008

... as global growth slowed and domestic spending declined due to higher prices. And no good news for the UK. The Bank of England lowered its growth forecast to 0.1 percent in the year to the March 2009 quarter with a clear possibility of one or two negative ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008

... Europe: Following last week's 'no-event' on monetary policy meetings by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE), European financial markets will be focused mainly on Eurozone GDP growth and inflation figures. While in the UK, attention ...

Central Banks hold fire

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008

... watching finished with the Reserve Bank of Australia, the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England opting to hold monetary policy steady this month. Fixed income markets rallied overnight following unchanged monetary policy ...

Eyes on the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008

... and rising interest rates continue to impact on German sentiment and activity. The European Central Bank and the Bank of England meets tonight to deliberate on monetary policy. Both are expected to keep interest rates on hold.

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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