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Cash becomes king with inflation on the up

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
Yesterday's higher than expected Producer Price Index (PPI) has the market and some economists apprehensive about what tomorrow's Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures will signal for inflation, but it drives up the value of cash for fund managers. The ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
... points at 0802 AEST. Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia will announce its latest decision on interest rates, with most economists expecting the central bank to keep rates at 5.75 per cent. Yesterday, the Australian stock market edged slightly higher ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... cooled fears about slowing economic growth. The US Commerce Department said housing starts rose in May faster than economists' predictions, but permits for future projects fell. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index edged down 0.02 points to 1240.12. The Dow ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... Reserve Bank of Australia will announce its decision on monetary policy following yesterday's monthly board meeting, economists are expecting interest rates to remain unchanged at 5.75 per cent. Also today the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release ...

Emerging markets to bounce back after correction

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
... the spotlight in last week's global markets downturn with some predicting a fall in investors' appetite for risk, but economists say it only signals a temporary correction for the sector. According to State Street's global market report, demand for emerging ...

Rate hike catches economists unaware

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... handed down a controversial decision today to lift the official cash rate from 5.5 per cent to 5.75 per cent, a move economists say caught many unawares. Benjamin Ong, chief economist with the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit, said the Australian ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... RBA hands down its decision on interest rates, in one of the most watched announcements in years at 0930 AEST. Most economists expect no change in interest rates but markets have been hedging expectations of a move higher from the current 5.50 per cent. ...

Tax cuts will trigger rates hike: Economists

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates on hold for the 13th month in a row, but Access Economics tips that rates will go north following any possible tax cuts in in May's budget announcement. Access Economics director, Chris Richardson ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
... firmer at 5174. On the day the Reserve Bank of Australia announces its monetary policy decision at 0930 AEST, although economists are unanimous in the expectation that interest rates will remain unchanged at 5.50 per cent. On the equities front Telstra's ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
... Peter Watson speaks in Sydney. Meanwhile, on the economics front the Reserve Bank of Australia meets today, although economists were unanimous in their expectation that interest rates would remain unchanged at 5.50 per cent. NEW YORK - US stocks got ...