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A smoking gun for the RBA

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... With second quarter headline inflation surging past the expected 1 per cent rise and coming in at 1.2 per cent, the RBA board may have all the reason they need for another rate hike. According to Reuters economists' survey, August is the most popular ...

New deputy governor for RBA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
... assistant governor (financial markets). Treasurer Costello also announced the appointment of Graham Kraehe AO to the RBA board, also effective 14 February 2007 for a period of five years. He is also currently chairman of BlueScope Steel and a director ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2006
... meetings. The market also awaits the release of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) interest rate decision tomorrow. The RBA board is meeting today to vote on whether it will lift interest rates another 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent with the market ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... dependence on foreign money to fund its ballooning current account deficit - currently around 7 per cent of GDP. No doubt the RBA Board is keeping a close eye on these developments as it deliberates on domestic monetary policy settings today. The Board ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
... Last week's domestic economic data releases lend credence to expectations for steady interest rates after tomorrow's RBA Board meeting. Latest updates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that while retail spending rose strongly ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... cent. The RBA last lifted interest rates in March 2005. Market expectations were split leading up to yesterday's monthly RBA Board meeting with some predicting an announcement of a 25 basis point rate hike today, citing recent inflation figures showing ...

Weekly economic round-up

... spending that we have seen over the past three months and alter the course of monetary policy. This will be followed by the RBA board meeting, although this should be another non-event with markets anticipating no change in policy. Domestic data and ...

Weekly economic round-up

... (RBA) to keep official interest rates unchanged at 5.5 per cent presented no surprises. Expectations leading up to the RBA Board's first meeting this year rightly wagered that the Australian central bank would keep monetary policy on hold, especially ...

Daily economic update

... Australia's (RBA) decision to keep official interest rates unchanged at 5.5 per cent. Financial markets were certain that the RBA Board's first meeting for 2006 would not produce any movement in credit rates with recent indicators pointing towards a ...

Daily Economic Update

... cent. The RBA will hold its first meeting for 2006 in February. Financial markets offered no dissenting voice to the RBA Board's decision, particularly in light of the softer economic picture depicted by the release of third quarter Australian National ...