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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... 6.5850 yuan on Wednesday, the strongest rate since policymakers pledged last June to loosen their grip on the currency. Economists argue that a stronger currency will help Beijing curb inflation by reducing the cost of imports. Asian markets are concerned ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... quarterly earnings. In the afternoon, the Federal Reserve will give its monthly snapshot of Americans' borrowing. Private economists forecast that consumer borrowing rose at an annual rate of $2.5 billion in December, nearly double the rate of the previous ...

Aus equities forecast to return 20pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... company director and well-regarded economist Don Stammer told the audience of last week's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum. The 20-per cent plus upside may sound far fetched to many investors but Stammer pointed out some compelling reasons that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... sharply." The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) board meets on Tuesday to decide whether to move the cash rate. All 15 economists surveyed by AAP expect the central bank to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.75 per cent. Although the decision was predictable ...

Floods test contingency plans

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... risk of a disaster, and then they hide behind the small print and all sorts of reasons to delay claims" he said. While economists believe the flooding could knock as much as 1 per cent of Australia's GDP this year, Pohl said that the disaster will have ...

That sinking feeling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... on Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (economic) Philip Lowe addresses the Australian Business Economists Annual Forecasting Conference and Dinne. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases data on housing finance for October ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... 4,708. In economics news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its board meeting on monetary policy. All 15 economists surveyed by AAP have forecast the central bank to leave the overnight cash rate at 4.75 per cent. The Australian Industry ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... Department said that initial claims for jobless aid dropped by 24,000 to a seasonally adjusted 435,000. Many Wall Street economists expected a smaller decrease. "We certainly got an increase on risk appetite last night," Mr Taylor said. "This morning ...

Smaller QE2 is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... purchases of nearly $2 trillion it unveiled during the financial crisis." "A Wall Street Journal survey of private sector economists in early October found that the Fed is expected to purchase about $250 billion of Treasury bonds per quarter and continue ...