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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... figures showing headline inflation right at the top of the central bank's 2-3 per cent target band and that high crude oil prices would continue to put upward pressure on prices going forward. However, others argued that it is precisely the high cost ...

Rate hike catches economists unaware

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... track. "The RBA intends to slow the economy down so that inflation pressures will be lessened, but my view is that oil prices are already doing it for the economy because they are eroding household disposable income and slowing down consumer spending ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... with an interest rate decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia expected to drive the local bourse. US stock, gold, oil prices and base metals all gained overnight, giving the local bourse a strong support base, however, the domestic news is likely ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... have stated in the past, there is a greater likelihood of the economy slowing under the strain of escalating crude oil prices rather than creating inflation. This contrasts with last week's move by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) to increase interest ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
The Australian share market should open firmer as higher precious metal and oil prices on Friday feed into the rampant resources sector. Also financial stocks are expected to be firmer ahead of earnings from a couple of the major banks and one of the ...

Daily economic update

... (down by 0.4 per cent). The latest inflation figures would cause concern for the RBA because of indications that higher oil prices are passing through into core inflation. But it is still early to say exactly whether this trend will continue given the ...

Weekly economic round-up

... supply disruptions and added to worries of the ongoing nuclear standoff in Iran. While many expect the surge in crude oil prices to push up global inflation and therefore, put upward pressure on interest rates, the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2006
... price indexes ahead of key inflation data on Wednesday. NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks ended little changed as crude oil prices climbed above $US75 a barrel, increasing concerns about higher energy costs and offsetting optimism about strong quarterly ...

Daily economic update

... Economic data released today becomes less significant for forward viewing compared with the continuing escalation in crude oil prices. Crude oil set a new record US$72.49 high in overnight trade after a car bomb in Nigeria kept alive investor concerns ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
... PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 5206.79, up 48.65 points. TOKYO - The Nikkei average fell slightly as record high oil prices hurt stocks sensitive to higher fuel costs. The Nikkei fell 32.59 points to 17,317.53. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks closed ...