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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... board meeting minutes, at 1130 AEST. It's hoped they will give an indication of whether the RBA is likely to cut the cash rate in August. Treasury Wine Estates shares continued to dive following the company's announcement on Monday that it would take ...

Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... fall...of the Australian dollar that is. This, along with the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cut in the official cash rate to a record low 2.75% (7 May) gave domestic investors a warm glow. The RBA and the currency are now both working to provide ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... longer booming" because "commodity prices are falling" because "China is slowing" and the "RBA would cut the official cash rate some more" stories. Sure, sure they contributed but it's still the Fed that calls the shots. Only hours after falling below ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... caution." But, Mr Shamu said, a weaker jobs report could raise expectations the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the cash rate in August, which would be good news for the market. Resources stocks were the strongest performers on Thursday morning, with ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Investors, particularly those in or approaching retirement, should be wary of ignoring fixed income and other income producing assets in the 'great rotation' out of cash and into equities, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) executive ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... for May, and a speech by Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens, Mr Lucas said. The RBA on Tuesday kept the cash rate on hold for another month at 2.75 per cent. "It will be interesting to see what he (Stevens) has to say and everyone will ...

Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... according to the financial presses, "the RBA has kept the door open for further interest rate cuts" despite leaving the cash rate unchanged at 2.75%. Baaaazzzz! Wrong! Sorry but the RBA did say the same thing early last month, did it not? Equities didn't ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... The Reserve Bank of Australia has its monthly board meeting on Tuesday, but most economists expect no change to the cash rate. All sectors of the local market rose in early trade, with the strongest gains made by industrial and resources companies. Brambles ...

AMP targets SMSFs for infrastructure and property funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
AMP Capital is launching a website as part of a new marketing campaign aimed at encouraging self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors to branch out into infrastructure and non-residential property. While residential property is a popular investment ...

CIO confidence slumps to nine-month low

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... Reserve Bank and other central banks respond to difficult policy conditions. Eight out of 10 CIOs expect the official cash rate to be cut in the next 12 months with a roughly even split between those expecting a 25 basis point and 50 basis point cut. ...