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A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... ECB, BOE, RBA monetary policy decisions. And oh, there's also a question mark on which horse will win tomorrow's Melbourne Cup.

More jobs, more jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... WB's downgrade to the global outlook, has increased the odds that the RBA would deliver another rate reduction on Melbourne Cup day. It cannot afford to sit and wait while other central bankers debase their currencies -- that which erodes Australia's ...

Cup Day: Aussies to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... after yesterday's oh so good inflation reading. So good that an RBA rate cut has become the odds-on favourite come Melbourne Cup Day. Financial markets now place a 96% probability that the Australian central bank will announce a 25 bps reduction on 1 ...

Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... own Reserve Bank of Australia did too. Remember the consensus bet that the RBA will not raise interest rates on Melbourne Cup Day... but then it did? Latest wages data show that it got it right. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' Labour Price Index ...

Head faked again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... Kevin Bacon in the 1994 film "The Air Up There" Those of you who didn't pick 'em, you're not alone. Bummed on the Melbourne Cup, bummed on the RBA decision. Who would have thought that Americain with odds paying A$12 to win could beat the Cup favourite ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... Bill Bishop said investors appeared to be taking profits from previous gains on a day of light volumes given the Melbourne Cup. "We've had some good days and the market's having a steadier," Mr Bishop said. Although looking unlikely, an interest rate ...

Punting on next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... result would determine whether or not the Reserve Bank of Australia would raise the official cash rate next week on Melbourne Cup Day. This should give punt loving Australians enough to bet on next week - the Fed's QE2, the RBA and the horses. Consensus ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... higher at 4,566. The new contract, for September, was four points higher at 4,558. In economic news on Thursday, the Melbourne Institute releases its Household Saving and Investment Report for the June quarter. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and ...

Boiling frog

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... watching the race in Melbourne. And this morning, there are more stories about 'Shocking' (the horse) winning the Melbourne Cup than there is about the official cash rate rising by another 25 basis points - the second month in a row - to 3.5 per cent. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... 2009. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed slightly lower amid subdued trading volumes because of the Melbourne Cup, and as the market awaited the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision on interest rates. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...