Consumer sentiment at its highest level since March 2013

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Consumer sentiment rose by 3.5% in August to be 9.4% higher than a year ago Sentiment was buoyed by the RBA’s latest rate cut, which occurred at the time the

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Weekly market & economic update: week ending August 9

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Key events of the past week and implications Positive global economic data was a mixed blessing over the last week as it combined with comments from various US Federal Reserve

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Reserve Bank ponders next move

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Reserve Bank Board meeting The Reserve Bank Board has cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points or a quarter of a per cent to 2.50 per cent. It

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CANSTAR issues rate movements and commentary ahead of Tuesday’s RBA announcement

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Commenting ahead of the RBA announcement, Mitchell Watson, Research Manager for CANSTAR said: “Last week Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens gave a speech in which he called the end to

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RBA: Interest rate cut on agenda next week

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The Reserve Bank Governor has delivered a speech at the Anika Foundation in Sydney. The Reserve Bank Governor has provided the clearest message yet that while super low interest rates are

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Household debt trends

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Australian households have housing debt levels that are high by international standards. But income and asset characteristics of relevant households suggest that they can service the debt comfortably. Housing loans

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2013 Australian large companies sector report released

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The yield thematic which has driven the strong returns of the Australian stock market over the past twelve months may have run its course, according to Zenith’s Australian Large Companies

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CommSec Investor Snapshot: Interest rates are low, but how low?

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Reserve Bank Board makes its decision today: Most economists expect no change in interest rates. How low are interest rates? Currently the official cash rate stands at 3.00 per cent

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Interest rates: stability reigns

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The Reserve Bank Board has left the official cash rate at 3.00 per cent for the fourth straight month. The next RBA Board meeting is on May 7 2013. The

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One-minute update: RBA heralds economic performance

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Australia has adjusted well to global shocks: Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Philip Lowe says that the Australian economy has adjusted “pretty well” to global shocks. What comments or issues stand

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