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RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets today to assess the country's monetary policy settings. Financial markets remain convinced that the RBA will hold rates at a 12-year high of 7.25 percent after its meeting today. However, recent data showing ...

US growth disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
The US equity market's performance continues to be dictated by the inflow of economic indicators during this data-filled week. Australian equities, in turn, dance to its tune. The local bourse maintained its gains at the close of yesterday's trading ...

Some Needed Good News

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
Barring more surprise writedown announcements, the Australian equity market could get a breather today supported by a strong lead from Wall Street overnight. The US equity market reversed all of the previous day's losses last night on the back of a ...

This Week's Market Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
Domestic financial market activity will remain cautious this week with sentiment precariously balanced between the weekend's positive US economic news and further NAB-like announcements on the fallout of the US subprime mess on its balance sheet. Top-tier ...

Inflation Report: Japan's Turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Global inflation remains elevated. This is the broad-based conclusion that could be derived after the recent updates on consumer price growth in the US and the Eurozone last week and yesterday's CPI report for Australia. Today it is Japan's turn, although ...

All Eyes on the CPI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
It will be a big day for the Australian financial markets today with the release of the CPI Report for the June quarter. Headline CPI is expected to show consumer prices rose by 1.3 percent in the quarter, matching the March quarter's rise. This will ...

Quiet Market Activity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
Financial market activity was relatively quiet overnight. In the US, the Conference Board reported that the leading index fell to 0.1 percent in June, matching the markets' expectations. This is consistent with weak US growth over the next six to nine ...

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
The week ahead will be a busy one, giving financial markets plenty of information to discern the near-term outlook for growth and inflation. Australia: The Australian Bureau of Statistics release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for the June ...

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
Market Movers Overnight Soothing words from RBA Governor Glenn Stevens at the Anika Foundation Luncheon yesterday and declines in commodity prices overnight sent the Australian dollar down from a 25-year high of US$0.9784 to US$97.50. In his speech ...

Fed Gloom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
Market Movers Overnight (16 July) Fed Gloom US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before the US Congress last night catapulted the Australian dollar to a 25-year high in overnight trading. The Australian dollar broke above the US$0.9800 ...