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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... mind with the outlook," he said. "If it looks like their forecasts are happening, they will be preemptive and lift the cash rate. Meanwhile, the local bond market was firmer at noon. At 1200 AEDT on the ASX 24, the June three-year bond futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... East, weak economic data and profit-taking took a toll on equity markets. A move by the Reserve Bank to cut the official cash rate cut by 50 basis points to 2.5 percent in response to last month's Christchurch earthquake was largely anticipated, and ...

Oil central bank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... This is no longer big news nor RBNZ Governor Alan Bollard's explanation. "We have acted preemptively in reducing the cash rate to lessen the economic impact of the earthquake and guard against the risk of this impact becoming especially severe." No kinder ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... with markets in Asia today as investors waited to see if the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will cut the official cash rate (OCR) on Thursday. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 6.748 points, or 0.197 percent, at 3,414.424. Turnover was worth ...

Retail bank deposits hit $62bn in Dec qtr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... Australia told the Senate Inquiry into Competition within the Australian Banking Sector in November 2010 that, "The cash rate remains a major influence on banks' funding costs, providing the anchor point for the yield curve."

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... Otherwise, the sharemarket was strong on a day other markets were weak as many investors anticipated that the official cash rate will be cut by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Thursday, making investments in shares more attractive. Many economists ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... intent." The RBA's last rate rise was in November 2010, when the board delivered a 25 basis point hike that took the cash rate to 4.75 per cent. Crude oil prices touched their highest levels since September 2009 during US trading over the weekend, and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... said currency traders were more focused on the central bank's board meeting, due at 1430 (AEDT) on Tuesday). While a cash rate rise is not expected, the wording of the RBA's statement could provide some short-term direction to the local unit, he said. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... next couple of weeks. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board meets on Tuesday and is widely expected to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.75 per cent. "The market will be very keen to read the statement in light of the floods and the lower CPI figure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... markets declined sharply." The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) board meets on Tuesday to decide whether to move the cash rate. All 15 economists surveyed by AAP expect the central bank to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.75 per cent. Although the decision ...