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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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... to go by the latest Consumer Inflationary Expectations Survey released by the Melbourne Institute shows that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) couldn't have cut interest rates soon enough. Recall that the RBA cut interest rates by 25 basis points to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... consumer sentiment index to 103.2 points in May - the highest level since January 2014 - had been mainly a result of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) announcement of a 25 basis point reduction in the official cash rate to a record low 1.75% on the ...

Financial Sector Advisory Council back in action

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... Investments Commission (ASIC); the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA); and the Payments System Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The Council will also provide advice to the Treasurer on the conditions and emerging trends in ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... over the weekend)? Or Donald Trump becoming the presumptive Republican nominee? It's none of the above. It is the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) surprise (well, to about half of the central bank's watchers at least) 25 basis point reduction in the ...

Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... so have the European Central Bank (ECB)... and everyone and his dog are taking their words for it. Not so for the Reserve Bank of Australia. Cast your minds a month and a bit back. On 22 March, SBS reported that, "The US Treasury has aired a complaint ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... Zealand's annual inflation rate of 0.4% in the March quarter (from 0.1% in the previous quarter) remains below the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's 1% - 3% inflation target range. The latest reading marks the 6th straight quarter where the headline inflation ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... by the weaker rupee making imported raw materials costlier. This build-up in inflationary pressures may lead the Reserve Bank of India to hold off from cutting rates, especially as solid growth was seen."

Pengana absolute return fund shifts to daily pricing

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... in the last seven and a half years, compared to 2% per annum returns from the Asia Pacific equity markets and the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate of 3% per annum," Kumra added. Pengana manages around $1.7 billion in assets across six established ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... whinging about the Australian dollar. Last month, SBS reported that "The US Treasury has aired a complaint that the Reserve Bank of Australia's discussion of the Australian dollar could be out of line". No siree, not anymore. For the A$ is now 6.1% higher ...