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RBA tipped to leave rates on hold again
The central bank is expected to leave interest rates on hold for a third straight month in July as more signs emerge that the economy is faring better than most amid the global recession.All of the...
- AAP Friday July 3, 09:38 PM -
Euro Volatility Likely as Central Bank Delivers Interest Rate Decision
Euro Volatility Likely as Central Bank Delivers Interest Rate Decision Fundamental Forecast for Euro: Bearish - European Central Bank leaves rates unchanged despite high unemployment - German...
- FXCM Friday July 3, 06:50 PM -
AUD/USD: Trading the Reserve Bank of Australia Interest Rate Decision
Trading the News: Reserve Bank of Australia Interest Rate Decision What’s Expected Time of release: 07/07/2009 04:30 GMT, 00:30 EST Primary Pair Impact...
- FXCM Friday July 3, 01:29 PM -
Union concerned about interest rate decision
The union for bank workers believes the Government's decision not to investigate bank interest rates, is a worrying sign.After a meeting between Parliament's finance and expenditure committee and the...
- Newstalk ZB Thursday July 2, 09:05 AM -
Euro Volatility Likely as European Central Bank Announces Interest Rates (Euro Open)
Euro volatility looks likely in the coming session as the European Central Bank issues a highly contested interest rate decision, with expectations calling for policymakers to keep borrowing costs at...
- FXCM Thursday July 2, 03:19 AM -
Cash is king but card use growing: RBA
Australian remains a cash-based society but the use of plastic credit and debit cards is growing as consumers seek more convenient payment methods and loyalty or reward program benefits, new central...
- AAP Wednesday July 1, 06:32 PM -
Aussie dlr steady as RBA seen on hold on mixed data
______________AUSTRALIAN CREDIT/FOREX SNAPSHOT__________________ FOREIGN EXCHANGE AT 0200 GMT (against previous Sydney close) AUD= 0.8050/55 (0.8136/41) AUDNZD=R1.2471/89(1.2432/43) AUDJPY=R 77.87/93...
- Reuters Finance News, Australia Wednesday July 1, 02:44 PM -
RBNZ releases new bank liquidity requirements
Amid signs of recovery on funding markets, the Reserve Bank has released its liquidity requirements for banks to ensure they can withstand funding shocks.The central bank has been discussing its...
- NZPA Tuesday June 30, 06:41 PM -
Inflation threat fades but may return as economy improves
The threat of inflation has eased, but it may become a problem again once global markets stabilise, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand said today.In its annual Statement of Intent, the central bank said...
- NZPA Tuesday June 30, 01:31 PM -
Weakness in Mortgage Approvals and Tight Credit Environment May Hamper U.K. Recovery
Mortgage approvals in the U.K. climbed less than expected to 43.4K from 43.2K in the previous month. Despite considerable efforts by the government to encourage lending by companies, the figure has...
- FXCM Monday June 29, 02:22 PM -
GBP/USD: Trading the U.K. Mortgage Approvals Report
U.K. mortgage approvals increased to a yearly high of 43K in June, with household confidence improving during the same period, and the data suggests that the downturn in the housing is nearing a...
- FXCM Friday June 26, 05:52 PM -
BNZ restructures divisions
Bank of New Zealand is farewelling a senior strategy executive and restructuring its business and market orientated divisions.Blair Vernon, general manager of strategy and marketing, is leaving on...
- NZPA Friday June 26, 05:10 PM -
Banks' mortgage rate cuts justified in lagging OCR
Major banks' cuts in key mortgage rates have been criticised as too low to reflect the fall in the Reserve Bank's benchmark interest rate, but that was justified by higher funding costs, Westpac...
- NZPA Tuesday June 23, 05:03 PM -
EUR/USD: Trading The FOMC Interest Rate Decision
The FOMC is expected to keep their benchmark rate unchanged for another month as there remains downside risk to the economy. We have started to see a pull back in equity markets as expectations for a...
- FXCM Tuesday June 23, 03:08 PM -
Rising U.K. Mortgage Approvals May Not Quell Weakness in Housing Market
British Banker’s Association reported an increase in mortgage approvals in May to the highest level since April 2008. The figure came in at 31,162 with the previous release of 27,685 revised...
- FXCM Tuesday June 23, 12:13 PM
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