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Rising bond yields a blip

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... recession in Australia is still small but higher than it was earlier this year. He said the risk will be worrying the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and means the next move in the Australian cash rate is most likely to be downwards. "Meaning that Australian ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... encouraging hopes for a deal to extend Greece's bailout funding. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have rallied after the Reserve Bank surprised some investors by cutting interest rates. The NZX50 Index rose 54.548 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 5858.413 ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... we have to do now is kick back, relax and await the official "deal" announcement. Speaking of announcements, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) announced an unexpected cut in its official cash rate from 3.5% to 3.25% -- the first rate reduction since ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... Survey of Consumer Sentiment and the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey are due out. And in Brisbane, Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens speaks at an Economic Society of Australia lunch. In equities news, ANZ chief executive Mike Smith ...

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... managed to escape the worst consequences from the GFC, the situation is not as predictable anymore. Most recently, the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to cut interest rates to 2% has complicated things further. "The situation is not easy. ...

Banks lead Australian market lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
The Australian share market is trading lower as investors continue to grapple with the Reserve Bank of Australia's position on interest rates. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said although commodity prices lifted overnight and boosted the resources ...

Shares fall ahead of RBA rate call

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
The share market has opened lower ahead of the Reserve Bank's interest rate decision. The move comes on a relatively neutral lead from overseas markets, CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. "I think people are more or less content to sit ...

BTIS makes two senior hires

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... held investment strategy roles with Macquarie in Hong Kong and Australia and was previously an economist with the Reserve Bank of Australia. He starts on 29 June. In the other major appointment, Ron Mehmet has been promoted to head of sector portfolio ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... 0642 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 5,745. Locally on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank holds its monthly board meeting and is widely expected to keep the cash rate unchanged after cutting it to a new record ...

Market set for a fairly flat open

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... ministers from the Group of Seven nations in Germany. Locally on Friday, HIA releases its new home sales and the Reserve Bank releases private sector credit data. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed lower after the release of worse than expected ...