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RBA rate cut: earlier and more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... reduction in coming months, pushing the cash rate below 2 per cent in an effort to maintain downward pressure on the Australian dollar."...and "to soften fallout from the worsening iron ore slump" - down by 18.5% to US$51.35 a tonne since the RBA's March ...

Another cut's in the mail?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... eased the upward pressure on the greenback or, seen through Australian eyes, reduced downward pressure on the Australian dollar. Gov Glenn doesn't like it like that. The A$ recovered to US$0.7761 on 20 March after dropping to this year's low of US$0.7582 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... Open Market Committee said the labour market needed to improve before it raised the federal funds rate. The Australian dollar also roser against the US dollar, which has lifted expectations of a rate cut by the RBA in the coming months. "The Fed's very ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... factors in world economies, such as weak China growth targets dampening the confidence provided by a falling Australian dollar, are ensuring market uncertainty. Mr Weston said market expectations the Reserve Bank will cut the interest rate was helping ...

PBOC to QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... lowest to highest over the past 12 months, the US dollar has appreciated by 33% against the euro, 26% against the Australian dollar, 21% against the Japanese yen and the Canadian dollar and 15% against the British pound. Over the same timeframe, the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... negative for commodity prices, which are set in US dollar, and consequently weighed on the big miners. With the Australian dollar falling in value against the greenback, the pressure is off the Reserve Bank of Australia to again cut interest rates here ...

I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... less attractive? That, at least, is the hope. Lowering interest rates some more, the RBA hopes, would make the Australian dollar uglier to foreign investors and drive their amorous intentions (yeah, I Know Valentine's Day long over) to other prettier ...

Magellan doubles profit, consolidates global presence

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... financial year and reached $31.6 billion from $23.5 billion at 30 June 2014. Magellan benefitted from the lower Australian dollar and brought in $4.4 billion from investment performance, as well as $3.7 billion from net inflows. The fund manager has ...

Australian dividend growth leads Asia Pacific

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... international investors in local companies actually saw an 8.8% decline in distributions as a result of the falling Australian dollar, according to the latest global dividend survey by Henderson Global Investors. Australia was the largest contributor ...

ANZ profit up 3.6% in "tougher environment"

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... proving to be a slightly tougher, more volatile environment. We have seen some tailwinds associated with the lower Australian dollar in the first quarter, however these have been partially offset as a result of global economic conditions including lower ...