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Thank you RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... talking Australians down into a depressed state. Actions (inaction?) are better than words. Nobody, it seems, heeded RBA Governor Glenn Stevens when in his semi-annual testimony only two weeks before remarked that the country is well-positioned to survive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases national accounts data at 1130 AEDT. Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor of economics Malcolm Edey speaks at the AIG Annual Economic Forum in Sydney. The Australian Industry Group and Commonwealth ...

Alaska fund drops alternatives mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... country's genocide practices. The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Trustees endorsed legislation introduced by Governor Sarah Palin this year that would require divestment of directly-held companies doing business in Sudan. "We appreciate that ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... Committee (MPC) voted 8-1 to cut interest rates to an all-time low of 1 per cent - revealed that the MPC gave the BoE Governor the green light to seek authority from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to expand the money supply via quantitative easing. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... three points LOWER at 3,397. In economic news today, while there are no major data due, the Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens appears before House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Friday morning. In company news, first ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... futures index was 67 points LOWER at 3,374. In economic news on Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia's assistant governor economics, Malcolm Edey, addresses the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia's economic and political overview ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 29 points higher at 3,495. In economic news today, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens will address the Bank Negara Malaysia High-Level Conference 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. The National Australia Bank ...

2009: The lost year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... of 10 central bankers. Trichet told the central bankers in attendance - which included the Fed's Ben Bernanke and BoJ Governor Shrirakawa - that the global slowdown was a result of the negative feedback loop between the financial markets and the real ...

China syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... Chinese imports highlight the weakening domestic demand in its economy. Just two days ago, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens mused about China slowing much more than expected. Similarly, the World Bank recently downgraded its 2009 growth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... the December Share Price Index futures contract was up 97 points at 3,740. In economic news, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens addresses the Australian Business Economists annual dinner after the Economic Forecast 2009 Conference. National ...