Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 401 - 410 of 416 results for "BOE"

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer, although volume is expected to be light heading into the Easter break. Local markets have a four-day holiday coming up, although sentiment is likely to be positive due to a firmer US market and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer and recover some of yesterday's losses as the factors that weighed on the local bourse on Monday have dissipated. A sharp rally in base and precious metal prices, as well as a firmer close on the ...

Daily economic update

... same period but better than the Eurozone's 1.3 per cent growth rate. The GDP report gives credence to the Bank of England's (BoE) assessment of a 'remarkably benign' rate of economic growth and inflation and reinforces expectation that the British central ...

Daily economic update

... economy - stronger housing market, rising manufacturing production, weak consumer spending - reported in recent months. The BoE last altered monetary policy in August 2005, when it decided to cut interest rates by 25 basis points. Since February, the ...

Daily economic update

... the rebound in housing could be sustained given the softening domestic labour market. Overseas, both the Bank of England (BOE) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) left their respective key interest rate unchanged as expected. The BOE left interest rates unchanged ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2006
Futures levels point to a stronger opening on the Australian share market following a positive lead from Wall Street. Stronger-than-expecter earnings from US aerospace company Boeing Co pushed blue-chip US stocks higher overnight. The local bourse closed ...

Perpetual appoints former ANZ MD to board

Perpetual Limited (Perpetual) has appointed a former ANZ Group (ANZ) managing director to their board to replace three directors who announced their retirement at the company's AGM in October last year. Elizabeth Proust, former managing director of ...

Daily Economic Update

Today's report of a fall in inflation expectations give credence to the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's view that interest rates are on hold in the near term. The Melbourne Institute reported that Australian consumer expectations dipped to 4.6 ...

Daily Economic Update

... overseas news, the Bank of England left its base rate unchanged at 4.5 per cent. The move was widely expected although the BoE issued no accompanying statement explaining its decision. The central bank remains concerned with soaring energy prices and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply firmer, retracing most of yesterday's losses as a positive move on US markets, as well as a surge in base metal prices, combine to drive overall market sentiment higher. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...