Benign September quarter inflation clears the way for a rate cut next week

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Headline September quarter inflation came in right as expected at 0.6% in the quarter or 3.5% year on year. However, the key is that the underlying measures came in at

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RBA flags rates cuts if growth risks escalate

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Minutes of the last Reserve Bank Board meeting suggest that policymakers are increasingly concerned about the strength of the domestic economy. While the minutes suggest a neutral monetary policy stance

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CommSec Research: most stable interest rate period for five years

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The Reserve Bank Board has left the cash rate at 4.75 per cent for the 10th straight month (covering nine formal meetings) – the most stable period for rates in

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CommSec Research:economy struggles outside the mining sector

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The latest batch of data shows that the Australian economy is treading water at present, especially outside of the mining sector. Firms are reluctant to hire, economy-wide profits are barely

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RBA warns of new challenges

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If there is any doubt that the Reserve Bank is not forward looking, it certainly has been put to rest. The latest Reserve Bank minutes reveal that policymakers have attempted

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Sharemarket crash trumps Reserve Bank forecasts

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The Reserve Bank has changed its interest rate assumptions, now expecting no change in rates over the next two years: “The cash rate is assumed to be unchanged over the

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Reserve Bank employs a ‘jawboning’ strategy

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The Reserve Bank Board has left the cash rate at 4.75 per cent for the ninth straight month (covering eight formal meetings) – the most stable period for rates in

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RBA mulls over multi-speed economy

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The latest Reserve Bank minutes revealed that Board members remain generally optimistic about the medium term outlook, but in the near term the domestic economy seems to be facing some

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Principal Global Investors Central Bank Research July 2011

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Principal Global Investors’ Central Bank Research for July 2011 examines current and expected interest rate policy at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of England, European

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CommSec: Home loans rise but investors stay clear

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Housing finance The number of new owner-occupier housing loans rose by 4.8 per cent in April after falling by 1.1 per cent in March. The number of loans is 3.1

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