June RBA Board minutes more dated than usual

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RBA Board Minutes – June 2014 There was no change to the RBA’s guidance about a period of stability in rate settings continuing. The June Board minutes look a bit

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Business Investment Outlook

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Business investment will decline noticeably over the next few years as the mining capex downturn accelerates. The largest impact will be in the engineering construction space.  Non‑mining engineering construction growth

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Trade Balance – January 2014

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The January trade surplus surged to $1433mn, following a smaller December surplus of $591mn. Exports of goods and services rose by 3.7% over January while imports lifted by 0.8%.  Export

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CBA Economics: RBA’s neutral policy bias reiterated in Board minutes

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The February Board minutes reiterated the RBA’s neutral policy bias that was evident in the February Statement on Monetary Policy. The QIV Wage Price Index data (released Wednesday 19 February)

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