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New Zealand Reserve Bank keeps interest rate on hold

... 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 perceptible inflation. "That's all ...

Interest rates on hold for 15th month in a row

... which had been dragged down by a further slump in exports, and the aftermath of a devastating drought. The official cash rate stays at 4.75%, the same rate since June last year. Retail sales for July, to be revealed later today, are expected to ease ...

Mid-afternoon market wrap: Nikkei eases back as US stocks rise

... Australia (RBA) has opted to leave interest rates on hold for the 15 th consecutive month, maintaining the official cash rate stays at 4.75%, the same rate since June last year. The central bank board met yesterday, as the national accounts reported ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares dip at the open

... also weaker, following losses overnight in the US Treasuries market and the absence of any announcement on the official cash rate from the RBA. The yield on the 10-year government bond was 5.505%, up from 5.455% yesterday. But the Australian dollar managed ...

Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold for 14th month in a row

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced today that the official cash rate would stay at 4.75 per cent, the third longest rates freeze (14 months in a row) since it began announcing rate movements in 1990. Tim Toohey, senior economist at JW ...

fternoon market wrap: Local shares gain ground, but still end lower

... The bond market was also weaker, following losses overnight in the US and a decision by the RBA to leave the official cash rate unchanged. The yield on the 10-year bond rose six points to close at 5.515%. But the Australian dollar continued to gain ground ...

Australian economists expect RBA to leave rates unchanged in August

WITH AAP | TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2003

... after its meeting in Sydney today. It has been 426 days since the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) moved the official cash rate from 4.75 per cent and most experts believe Ian Macfarlane and his board can afford to extend that streak. Economists said ...

$A at 5-year high after RBA decision

WITH AAP | WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2003

... the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) that it had decided to leave interest rates unchanged. The RBA left the official cash rate at 4.75 per cent today, despite some market expectation that that it would cut rates, and some industry requests that it should. ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares lower in late trade

... higher throughout the day, closing at $US0.6675. The RBA board meets tomorrow to consider a possible cut in the official cash rate. All Ordinaries 2998.9 -19.1 NASDAQ 1625.26 -8.75 Dow Jones 8989.05 -89.99 FTSE-100 4067.80 +26.10 Hang Seng 9620.82 -36.39 ...

NAB Looking For Rate Cuts

... board meetings. In its latest review of interest rate forecasts, the bank said the RBA would likely cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points in both July and August. The National cited the recent strengthening of the Australian dollar as the factor ...

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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA

Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) will be fairer for financial advisers.

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO

Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities.

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Treasury has opened a consultation to review existing conditions required for foreign investment approvals in Australia.

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO

Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence.

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