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Wage costs jump 4.3 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... cent of people believe they are unlikely to ever own their own home or have given up on the idea. Meanwhile, RBA board meeting minutes released this week show that a major concern is rising consumer spending, explaining why the RBA said following the ...

Hard landing if we don't heed RBA warnings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... that being priced in also albeit not at the same levels just yet, he said. The ABC yesterday reporting that RBA board meeting minutes reveal they "believed a 0.5 per cent rate rise would have sent a strong signal of its intention to act to address inflation" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... will speak at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia. The RBA also releases minutes of its February board meeting. On Monday, heavy losses from the banks led the market lower with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ending 48.2 points lower at ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
... Bank of Australia is tipped widely to lift the official cash rate to seven per cent, from 6.75 per cent, after its board meeting today. Its decision will be known at 1430 AEDT. Leading the market lower was takeover target Rio Tinto, which fell 35 cents ...

Post sub-prime, ethics more crucial than ever: CFAs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Australia has just hosted its first ever board meeting for the chartered financial analysts (CFA) institute who are here to talk about what they need to do to keep up with growing demand for their professional qualifications. "Domestically the CFA brand ...

We'll cut rates again if we have to: US Fed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... bad he thinks things really are. This however won't be news to anyone whose read the minutes of the Fed's December Board meeting: "[After] the robust gains of the [northern] summer, economic activity decelerated significantly in the fourth quarter. Consumption ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
... price index was down 20 points at 6538. In economic news, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its regular monthly board meeting today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases retail trade data for October as well as building approvals data. On the ...

Sub-prime chewing up financials

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... sweeteners, which would make a pull back unlikely and almost guarantee another rate hike at, or before, the February Board meeting. A December rate rise is on the cards if consumer demand continues its trend, there is a further drop in unemployment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 13 points to 6621. Today, the RBA monthly board meeting takes place, amid general anticipation it will result in a decision to lift interest rates. In equities, Westfield Group delivers ...

Rate reprieve scratch during Cup Carnival?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
... influence the way they will select stocks but that "a lot of that's already been factored by the market". The RBA's next board meeting will be on Melbourne Cup day and while the odds may be shorter now on a rate hike, all will be revealed on November ...