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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... housing" more than offset the 0.6% fall in lending"owner occupied housing. The increase in housing finance follows the Reserve Bank's 25 basis point reduction in interest rates to a record low 1.75% on the 3rd of May. The latest figures take the growth ...

BetaShares beefs up team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... the portfolio management side of the business, bringing global experience having worked for almost a decade for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) both here and in the UK. Most recently he was as a senior analyst for RBA's International Financial Markets ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
RBA on hold As widely expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.75% following its 5 July meeting. The RBA statement revealed that the Australian central bank sees continued growth in the global ...

Australian elections just gave uncertainty a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... that would hit consumer and business confidence and undermine what was Australia's improving economic outlook. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets tomorrow to deliberate on monetary policy. It's almost certain to keep policy unchanged until some ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... private sector credit The latest update on Australia's private sector credit provides a first look at the impact of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cut in the official cash rate from 2.0% to 1.75% on the 3rd of May. Total private sector increased ...

Banks will always take more risk: APRA exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... routine shocks we've avoided for the past 25 years, I think we're reasonably well positioned," Littrell said. The Reserve Bank of Australia's financial stability department head, Luci Ellis, said while it is true housing booms and moves in housing prices ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... June following the previous month's 8.5% jump that sent the index to a 28-month high of 103.18 (in response to the Reserve Bank of Australia's 25 basis point interest rate reduction announced after its 3 May Board meeting). According to Westpac chief ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
RBA holds The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy settings steady at its 7 June Board meeting, announcing no change in the official cash rate which the central bank cut to a record low 1.75% at its 3 May meeting. "Taking account ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... and May" (ABS) and therefore respondents may have not completely factored in the interest rate cut announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on the 3rd of May. US durable goods orders Indications on US business investment remains mixed. The headline ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... in the context that the April figure is the first positive reading since November 2014 might be of significance to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in ts conduct of monetary policy. More so, in light of the recent reacceleration of CPI inflation above its ...