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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... June share price index futures contract was up just one point at 5,460. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its latest statement on monetary policy. RBA assistant governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle is scheduled to ...

Promises promises and broken promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... you not as surprised as I was? I bet you weren't Virginia, not even your uncle and his dog, when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced that it was doing nothing - it left the official cash rate steady at 2.5%. While the RBA mostly stuck to the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... warning the violence was putting peace in Europe in peril. Locally, in economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes its interest rate decision. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases March's ...

Bored to zzz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... Putin, of course. It's as boring as boring can be. 'Tis the same for today's meeting of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). I can put so many words into this space to try and put reason to what I think the market thinks the Board thinks ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... on Thursday, the federal government's National Commission of Audit report is due to be released. The Reserve Bank of Australia will release the April index of commodity prices, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release the March quarter international ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... will strike an "accommodative" tone in its policy statement. Locally in economic news on Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia will release March financial aggregates figures. In equities news, Woolworths releases third quarter sales figures, Australian ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... previous estimate. Sales had fallen in January and December. Locally, in economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia monthly board meeting minutes are due to be released, while RBA assistant governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle, is scheduled ...

Front-runners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
In big picture terms, not much happened last week. Yes Virginia, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept policy unchanged - as expected. The European Central Bank (ECB) guided forward but also stayed on the sidelines. US non-farm payrolls added another ...

RBA questions super fund infra investment

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has questioned the role of superannuation funds boosting funding for infrastructure investment, saying that it is not appropriate to mandate funds to invest in assets to meet "broader national objectives." In its ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... analysts, but an improvement on the 178,000 figure for February. Locally, in economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is scheduled to address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AMCHAM) business luncheon ...