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Depends on the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
You know Australia is back to normal when "they will, they won't" speculation on interest rates returns a major sport. This is usually accompanied by "they will earlier, they will later" betting with every economic data release providing evidence for ...

Not bullish enough, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... October. The National Australia Bank (NAB) last week voiced out what many fear, predicting two lifts in the official cash rate - 25 basis points each time - before the year 2009 is over. This would take the RBA's benchmark rate up from 3.0 per cent to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... $NZ97.63 million ($A77.94 million). Investors paused to take stock on a day the New Zealand central bank left the official cash rate unaltered, leaving the local sharemarket little changed.

RBNZ could go zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... optimistic and expects the economy to grow in the final three months of this year. However, his statement that the RBNZ cash rate target could stay at record lows until late next year betrayed this optimism. It appears that the RBNZ is now paying the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... Tuesday, the Australian share market closed weaker. The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to leave the official cash rate unchanged had been expected and had little effect on the equities market. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index settled 16.8 points ...

HNWs to buy Aus equities

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
Australian High Net Worth (HNW) investors, or those with more than $1 million of investable assets, are more likely to put fresh funds into Australian equities and cash-like investments over the next 12 months than in any other asset classes, a survey ...

Good news in inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... with the optimism that sent equity and commodity markets soaring over the past three months? The RBA kept the official cash rate unchanged at 3 per cent last week - the second straight month of inaction. And why not? Australia could brag of having the ...

QIC searches for fixed interest experts

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
The $65 billion QIC is looking to boost its fixed interest team and is on the hunt for an analyst and global fixed interest macro strategist. QIC is looking to hire a strategist that will contribute to the research and analysis of the fund manager's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher as US stocks staged a late rally to post solid gains at the close. US energy and oil stocks led the gains on stronger commodity prices, and local resources and energy stocks should benefit. At 0730 AEST ...

Instos search for cash alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
Corporate investors and government bodies are assessing alternatives to holding funds in government guaranteed deposits as cash rates fall and the $1 million fee eats away at returns. Subash Pillai, executive director and head of cash and fixed interest ...