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RBA expected to hold rates, but hikes will come

Australia's effervescent economy will force interest rates to rise soon but most economists think the Reserve Bank will wait for further evidence of a global upswing before hiking rates. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept rates on hold for ...

Interest rate changes unlikely in tomorrow's RBA deliberation

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2003
... stance on interest rates when it meets tomorrow as it will be weighing up the durability of the US economic recovery, economists have said. "Although the market has been flirting with the idea that the RBA might raise interest rates before the end of ...

Higher budget surplus has little economic implications: HSBC economist

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
... budget surplus was not necessarily an indication that the economy was performing stronger than expected, according to economists. Australia's 2002/03 Budget produced a final surplus of $7.5 billion, compared to the $3.9 billion surplus forecast in May. ...

New Zealand growth slows in second quarter, figures reveal

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
... result since economy contracted 0.6 per cent in the three months through June 2000 compared with the previous quarter. Economists expect growth to pick up in the third quarter. A drought led to high power prices and exacerbated the slowdown in the June ...

Trade balance to remain in wide deficit in Aug: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
Australia's trade deficit is expected to have remained wide in August as rising exports levels were nullified by rising imports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will report the balance on goods and services (BOGS) for August on Monday. Market forecasts ...

Focus on China-US bilateral trade in upcoming Dubai summit: ICAP

... Dubai to compare notes, whilst the outlook for economic growth appears to be better than it has been for some years, economists at ICAP said in their Weekly Insights report released today. ICAP cited the fact that there will be a bit of competition about ...

FOMC to meet next week, unlikely to change interest rates: ICAP

... interest rates and the accompanying balance of risks statement accordingly. In its latest Weekly Insights by ICAP, its economists Dr Ric Simes and Michael Thomas have indicated that during the last meeting of the FOMC, the committee had been comfortable ...

Domestic job figures to give new clues to economy

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2003
... nine-year high, based on rising house prices, a share market recovery and signs of an economic recovery overseas. But economists will be looking for a rebound in employment figures to ease worries that the labour market remains soft. The concerns were ...

Median forecast for housing finance by volume predicts flat outcome

... of first home buyers was much smaller because many had already been encouraged into the market in 2001. Westpac Bank economists said that they will be watching the split in lending in July. "Finance commitments for the construction of new dwellings looks ...

ICAP says US current account deficit causing considerable global uncertainty

Economists at ICAP have said that the capital flows that have been behind the blow out in the US current account deficit will not reverse quickly and that was leaving the global financial markets to face considerable uncertainty over the next few years. ...