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ICAP economists predict yield curve will flatten

In its latest weekly update, ICAP's expert economists have said that once the market senses and/or the Federal Reserve signals that official rates are going to start rising, the curve should flatten, with short rates rising faster than long rates. They ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares eke out modest gains

... Overnight the US Commerce Department reported US retail sales jumped by 1.4% in July, and which has resulted in US economists revising higher forecasts for third quarter GDP growth. The yield on the benchmark Australian long bond jumped almost 10 points ...

Property investment loans rise again in June: ABS

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2003
... inquiry. The rise makes an interest rate cut even more unlikely when the RBA board meets again next month, and some economists are already expecting the next move in rates to be up. Australian interest rates have been frozen for 14 months despite cuts ...

Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold for 14th month in a row

... and a likely change in interest rates would be in early 2004 or even early 2005. "We are among a very small number of economists that actually predicted the RBA will keep its interest rates on hold," he said. "Given the second fastest record of housing ...

Australian economists expect RBA to leave rates unchanged in August

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2003
The majority of Australia's economists expect the nation's central bank board to leave interest rates unchanged after its meeting in Sydney today. It has been 426 days since the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) moved the official cash rate from 4.75 ...

US economic growth likely, but less than Fed expectations: ICAP

In its latest weekly economic update released today, ICAP's economists have said that the outlook for the US economy shows better growth is imminent soon, however there was no obvious catalyst for really strong growth. ICAP has cited the fact that the ...

Australian trade gap widens due to stronger dollar, more imports: economists

Economists have said today that Australia's monthly trade gap is expected to have widened to at least $2 billion in June as the stronger Australian dollar is having a negative effect on trade, and imports have also risen. "In particular (exports) will ...

$A at 5-year high after RBA decision

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2003
... cents immediately after the 0933 announcement, compared with the 67.55 figure recorded shortly before the announcement. Economists said that the RBA most likely held off a rate change as it was concerned about an interest rate dependant property bubble. ...

RBA board meeting brings mixed forecasts

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2003
Economists believe the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board is unlikely to cut interest rates when it meets today for the first time since its American counterpart cut US rates to 1 per cent. HSBC economist Anthony Thompson predicted the Reserve would ...

As rate cut predictions surface, Deputy PM indicates support for RBA judgement

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2003
... interest rates next week, as the Fed cut expected by a large number of financial market investors was 50 basis points. Economists agreed a 50bps cut would have placed more pressure on the RBA to make a rate cut itself. HSBC chief economist John Edwards ...