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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... closed sharply lower on Thursday for the second day in a row, stricken by gloomy economic forecasts from the European Central Bank and weighed down by a slump on Wall Street. London's FTSE 100 blue chip index closed down 137.6 points, or 2.50 per cent ...

Weak growth confirms RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... 52 in August - the lowest level since 2004. High inflation levels deter both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank from lowering interest rates to stimulate their respective economies - both are expected to keep monetary policy steady when ...

Three steadies and a cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... this week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), The Bank of Canada (BoC), the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) will each decide their respective economies' interest rate settings but only the RBA is expected to lower rates, the ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... 32.6 in the previous month. Europe: Following last week's 'no-event' on monetary policy meetings by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE), European financial markets will be focused mainly on Eurozone GDP growth and inflation ...

Central Banks hold fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
The week of central watching finished with the Reserve Bank of Australia, the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England opting to hold monetary policy steady this month. Fixed income markets rallied overnight following unchanged ...

Eyes on the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... prices, a strong currency, and rising interest rates continue to impact on German sentiment and activity. The European Central Bank and the Bank of England meets tonight to deliberate on monetary policy. Both are expected to keep interest rates on ho ...

RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... meets tomorrow night to conduct its own monetary policy assessment, followed by the Bank of England and the European Central Bank meetings on Friday.

Central bank watch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... Meanwhile, Japan's leading index is forecast to slow to 91.1 in June from 92.9 in the previous month. Europe: The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE) will also be on the spotlight this week. The Monetary Policy Council (MPC) of ...

Some Needed Good News

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... elevated inflation reading will be translated into the euro area as a whole, and will cause discomfort for the European Central Bank In Australia, June building approvals will be released at 11:30 AM today. Markets expect approvals to increase by 1 percent ...

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... the highest level since May 1992 - from 3.67 percent in the previous month. Expect more tightening by the European Central Bank.