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Sub-prime's house of cards

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... economic growth will remain 'sluggish' into the first part of 2008, and this has added further weight to calls for more rate cuts, with the market now pricing in nearly three cuts by September 2008. Meanwhile, securities firms, investors and credit rating ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... benchmark lending rate by a 1/4 percentage point to 4.50 per cent, as expected. Even though the central bank signalled more rate cuts are no sure thing, investors warmed to the view that the economy for now was still on a growth track. The Dow Jones ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... leapt to fresh record highs on Tuesday as newly released Federal Reserve minutes raised expectations of further interest rate cuts. At 0800 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index was up 51 points to 6760. Today, the Australian ...

Dollar for dollar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... the odds at around 33 per cent. Comments from Federal Reserve officials playing down the chances of further interest rate cuts also weighed heavily on the markets. Nonetheless, the Standard and Poors ASX 200 index has rallied 85 points to 6648 at 10:15 ...

Australia versus economic escargot

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
... doubled in size in the past five years to reach A$100 trillion in turnover in 2005-06 the report says. Recent US interest rate cuts are set to benefit our dollar in particular and many economists are expecting the Federal Reserve to further cut rates ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... report on business conditions and data suggesting strength in the job market signalled a reduced chance of interest-rate cuts. Shares of interest-rate sensitive plays, including banks, declined, but energy shares rose to lifetime highs after oil prices ...

Putnam banks on fixed income

... year with a "conservative approach" in case of more rate rises in the US. "We are sceptical about the prospects for Fed rate cuts in coming months and instead believe there is a substantial risk that they'll resume tightening," said Peter Walsh, Putnam's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
... market was still suffering the blues from Wednesday's inflation data which seems likely to delay the prospect of interest rate cuts. The benchmark NZSX-50 gross index ended 24.02 points lower at 3680.55, while the NZSX all capital index dropped 8.68 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006
... WELLINGTON - The sharemarket fell out of step with the surging US and Australian markets as the prospect of interest rate cuts slipped further into the distance. The benchmark NZSE-50 index closed 0.6 percent lower with a 21.61 point fall to 3704.57. ...

NZ and Aussie dollar slide a plus for bond managers

... economist, Shane Oliver, said those who got in early and bought NZ bonds will see good value, ahead of predicted interest rate cuts within the next 12 months. "New Zealand bond are yielding 5.77 per cent over 10 years, which is the highest out of developed ...