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RBA moves to increase interest rates by 25 basis points

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
... Australia today moved to increase the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.25 per cent. The move, after the RBA board meeting yesterday, follows an 0.25 percentage point increase last month. The RBA said the decision comes as economic conditions ...

Afternoon market wrap: Markets close weaker

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2003
... belief the Reserve Bank of Australia will lift interest rates another 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent, after its board meeting tomorrow. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 16.3 points lower at 3170.1 while the all ordinaries index sagged 15.4 points ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar stronger at noon; bond market weaker before RBA meeting

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2003
... still lagged behind the surging euro as the market awaited the outcome of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) board meeting, a strategist said. At 1200 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7235/40 compared with Friday's close of 0.7217/23. In morning ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar stronger; market waits for RBA meeting

... market trading is expected to be fairly lacklustre as investors focus on tomorrow's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board meeting. There will also be a lack of direction from New York, where financial markets traded only half a day on Friday due to the ...

Midday market wrap: $A weaker at noon as market drifts without US impetus

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
... stay on the sidelines ahead of retail sales figures due for release on Monday and the Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting on Tuesday. Financial markets expect a further interest rates hike of 25 basis points as a consequence of the RBA's December ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks head lower on disappointing jobs data

... awaiting news whether the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to increase the official cash rate following yesterday's board meeting. The outcome will be known at 09.30 AEST today. - with Reuters

Dollar consolidates ahead of $US0.70 push

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... euro. Further gains were to come after the Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates unchanged following its board meeting and after the employment data. By the end of the week, the domestic unit began a period of consolidation, but analysts expect ...

Homeowners wait on Reserve Bank decision this morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
Homeowners will again hold their collective breath today as they await the outcome of the Reserve Bank's board meeting. Economists are expecting the bank to lift the interest rate, but when it will move is proving difficult to predict. If rates stay ...

RBA expected to hold rates, but hikes will come

... and is expected to do so again when it announces the official cash rate at 0930 AEST tomorrow after the monthly board meeting. The cash rate has been static at 4.75 per cent since June 2002. The strength of domestic spending and employment coupled with ...

Inflation at low end of RBA target

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 OCT 2003
Inflation in Australia remained well under control in September and will cause the nation's central bankers no headaches when they meet this week to discuss interest rates. Prices of consumer goods and services in Australia rose by an average of 0.2 ...