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Australian economy proceeding according to projections

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Australian economic and survey data released over the past 24 hours provide further credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) optimism over the economic outlook and at the same time afford federal treasurer ScoMo the right to give Moody's recent ...

Budget Eve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... - but it's also consistent with the Reserve Bank of Australia's more optimistic outlook for this land down under. When the RBA released its monetary policy decision last week - unchanged policy - governor Philip Lowe painted a pretty picture of the global ...

Expanding expansion in manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... 'Chicago' would sing, it would be "baby, what a big surprise, right before my very eyes" if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shifts - up or down - monetary policy settings when it meets today. No rate cut is in the cards this afternoon despite latest ...

The CPI report that confirms all biases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... Australia's inflation numbers are out! And it's got something for everyone - hawks, doves and in-betweeners - in terms of RBA monetary policy direction. This is because the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) consumer price index's latest report confirms ...

Smarter Money funds get Lonsec tick

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... cash equivalents and strong performance-driven culture." SMAC targets cash and fixed income returns of one to 2% above the RBA cash rate after fees. It invests in Australian bank deposits and investment-grade floating-rate notes. Over the past five years ...

Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... particularly as other growth drivers (LNG exports, commodity prices and housing construction) begin to fade. Meanwhile, the RBA has emphasised its financial stability concerns, which are expected to keep them on hold for the foreseeable future". Perhaps ...

Let me down gently

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) must be breathing a sigh of relief at the latest housing finance figures indicating a slowdown in the country's property market. The bubbling Australian property ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
It'll be interesting to be a fly on the wall of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) boardroom today when Governor Philip Lowe and his team deliberate on what to do with the country's monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the Australian ...

More fires than hires

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... of Unemployment expectations fell by 3.1% in March pushing the Index back to around the levels in December." (WBC) Even the RBA noted as much in its March policy statement: "The forward-looking indicators point to continued expansion in employment over ...

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... temporarily higher commodity prices and the residential construction boom fade, putting pressure on the labour market. However, the RBA has made it clear that they are putting increased emphasis on financial stability concerns, which is likely to impact ...