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They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... Australia (RBA) holds its regular monthly Board meeting. Will they, won't they? The RBA lowered the country's official cash rate to an even 3 per cent last month. This represented a total reduction of 425 basis points since September 2008 when cash was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... to 15,520.99. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket leapt as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered the official cash rate 50 basis points to 2.5 per cent. The central bank said rates would remain at or below that level until the latter part of 2010. ...

Pocketing the change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... slogans, 'Bankers, rhyme with ?' Yesterday's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to reduce the official cash rate by 25 basis points was just right - small enough not to alarm markets that the domestic economy is in bigger trouble than it ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... New Zealand share market ended little changed on a day with a lot of news. A smaller than expected cut in the official cash rate to 3 per cent from 3.5 per cent moved the currency market but not the share market. A maintained dividend and prediction ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... points lower at 3,145. In economic news on Monday, the Reserve Bank of Australia board meets, with a decision on the cash rate due at 1430 AEDT. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases December quarter balance of payments figures, and retail ...

The biggest loser

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... getting deeper, the ECB decided not to cut interest rates earlier this month - the same day that the BoE slashed its cash rate to an all-time low of 1 per cent. The ECB fears falling into a liquidity trap where monetary policy becomes impotent. ECB President ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... cent, 2.5 per cent and 1 per cent, respectively. The Reserve Bank of Australia slashed even more. Taking the official cash rate down to 3.25 per cent from 4.25 per cent. In addition, the Australian Federal Government has announced an A$42 billion stimulus ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... holds its first monthly board meeting for 2009 and is expected to cut interest rates by 100 basis points, taking the cash rate to 3.25 per cent. The Australian Bureau of Statistics international trade in goods and Services data for December are due. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... holds its first monthly board meeting for 2009 and is expected to cut interest rates by 100 basis points, taking the cash rate to 3.25 per cent. The Australian Bureau of Statistics international trade in goods and Services data for December are due. ...

Bigger fish to fry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
... the bigger fish to fry. The only question now that remains to be answered is by how much it will reduce the official cash rate. Cut less and it might not be enough to cushion the fall out from weakness in the rest of the world. Cut too much and it might ...