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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
The release by the ABS of national CPI data has shown that overall there was a 0.9 per cent increase during the third quarter, tallying to a 3.9 per cent annual rate. This suggests that the coming RBA meeting on 7 November will see the board under pressure ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
... December share price index contract was up 23 points at 5,331. On the economic front today, the latest consumer price index (CPI) data for the September quarter, a likely indicator of future interest rate moves, will be a focus of the market. The Department ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
... Indices of between 4 and 7.7 per cent depending upon the stage of production have increased the likelihood of the national CPI inflation figure due tomorrow having an effect on the next RBA meeting of November 7. Whilst the increases represent increases ...

QSuper ploughs $2b into derivatives and swaps

... bonds are different from conventional bonds because the value of the bond moves in lockstep with the Consumer Price Index (CPI), protecting investors from losing their money from rising inflation. But the bonds are in short supply locally after the Australian ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
Insight into the CPI data of Wednesday this week arrived today with the publication by the ABS of producer price data. Final stage of production prices increased by 1 per cent over the quarter and 4 per cent compared to this time last year largely as ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... particularly strong at noon. "People are running for a little bit more cover to the banks and that's not a bad indication that the CPI (consumer price index) figures later this week might put pressure on the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates," Mr Klusman ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... earlier which is the highest it has been for just over a year. In other news from the US there has been an increase in the core CPI, which removes the impact of fuel and automobile prices, by 0.2 per cent to sum the annual running inflation rate to 2.9 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... excluding fuel, retail spending increased by 0.6 per cent. Since most other retailer groups posted gains in September, the core CPI measure due on Tuesday is expected to post a rise as a result to show that consumer demand remains buoyant beyond what ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... the next meeting of the RBA increased last night when the governor, Dr Glenn Stevens, mentioned that the September quarter CPI figure due on 25 October would be a linch pin in the decision. Dr Stevens said that rising Australian inflation was due to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2006
... fundamental from a corporate point of view driving the market. Heffernan said he expected the market to remain soft until CPI figures are released at the end of the month. "I don't think you're going see any amazing feat in an upward direction in the ...