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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
RBA holds The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy settings steady at its 7 June Board meeting, announcing no change in the official cash rate which the central bank cut to a record low 1.75% at its 3 May meeting. "Taking account ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... and therefore respondents may have not completely factored in the interest rate cut announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on the 3rd of May. US durable goods orders Indications on US business investment remains mixed. The headline number is ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... latest Consumer Inflationary Expectations Survey released by the Melbourne Institute shows that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) couldn't have cut interest rates soon enough. Recall that the RBA cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 1.75% after ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... index to 103.2 points in May - the highest level since January 2014 - had been mainly a result of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) announcement of a 25 basis point reduction in the official cash rate to a record low 1.75% on the 3rd of May. The ...

Financial Sector Advisory Council back in action

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... (ASIC); the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA); and the Payments System Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The Council will also provide advice to the Treasurer on the conditions and emerging trends in the financial sector and ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... weekend)? Or Donald Trump becoming the presumptive Republican nominee? It's none of the above. It is the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) surprise (well, to about half of the central bank's watchers at least) 25 basis point reduction in the official ...

Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... European Central Bank (ECB)... and everyone and his dog are taking their words for it. Not so for the Reserve Bank of Australia. Cast your minds a month and a bit back. On 22 March, SBS reported that, "The US Treasury has aired a complaint that the Reserve ...

Pengana absolute return fund shifts to daily pricing

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... seven and a half years, compared to 2% per annum returns from the Asia Pacific equity markets and the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate of 3% per annum," Kumra added. Pengana manages around $1.7 billion in assets across six established equity strategies ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... the Australian dollar. Last month, SBS reported that "The US Treasury has aired a complaint that the Reserve Bank of Australia's discussion of the Australian dollar could be out of line". No siree, not anymore. For the A$ is now 6.1% higher than its ...

Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... Bank of China (PBOC) pause for thought of further yuan devaluation. But these present a problem for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). This is because the flipside of a weaker US dollar is a stronger Australian dollar. The A$/US$ rose by 0.9% to US$0.7618 ...