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Low consumer-price inflation and a resurgent New Zealand dollar will make Thursday's Official Cash Rate (OCR) decision a no-brainer for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), but Governor Graeme Wheeler will need to do more than just cut the cash ...
Markets are pricing in a strong chance that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will make history tomorrow by cutting the cash rate to a record-low 1.5%, in a bid to revive inflation and fast-track an economic recovery amid the mining downturn. Last ...
Rising fuel prices will have helped the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) get a tad closer to its inflation target in the June quarter, however, with price pressures still muted, the bank's upcoming policy decision in August is going to be a toss ...
An expected acceleration in job growth in May is likely to have kept Australia's unemployment rate steady at a two-and-a-half-year low, in line with policymakers' forecasts. The employment figures, due to be released by the Australian Bureau of ...
The RBNZ's cash rate decision on Thursday is shaping up to be a close call, though most economists agree the bank will cut either this week or in August, which begs the question: why wait? Economists are torn over whether the Reserve Bank of New ...
Economists predict that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) will wait and see how its recently-introduced negative interest strategy works its way through the economy before adding more stimulus, sapping the chances of easing at the bank's March 15 meeting. On ...
Australia's December labor figures are expected to be much more mundane than the two previous months when the economy reportedly added a combined 127,500 jobs, with employment growth expected to drop back in the final month. Australia's surprisingly ...
It will come as little surprise to markets if Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda sits tight again at tomorrow's meeting, particularly as recent economic indicators have actually been more upbeat, but with inflation still some way off the ...
Economists are expecting some pull-back in November from the whopping 58,600 jump in Australian jobs posted a month earlier, however, the overriding story of Australia's labor market is likely to remain one of solid - albeit volatile - job growth ...
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is widely expected to cut the cash rate 25 basis points (bps) to 2.5% on Thursday, however, the market is not yet convinced a cut is a sure bet. Since the RBNZ last cut the cash rate on September 10 the New ...
The slowdown in Christchurch's rebuild, continued weakness in dairy prices, and soft consumer and business confidence put an end to New Zealand's 'rock-star economy' status earlier this year, prompting a renewed policy response from the Reserve Bank ...
Wellington - Dairy prices have plunged more than 50% from a peak in early 2014, causing great concern among policymakers about the health of the sector which accounts for around 30% of New Zealand's merchandise exports. The grim outlook for the ...
The BoJ is widely expected to keep its current policy settings intact on Friday, with yesterday's stronger-than-expected GDP growth data signaling that the economic recovery is strengthening, which should help to spur inflation. Despite underlying ...
Japan's preliminary economic growth figures due on Wednesday are likely to showcase the steady-but-slow nature of the recovery underway, leaving plenty of scope for further policy support. Consumers have found it difficult to buy into the ...
The steep decline in global oil prices since last June has dampened inflation in many major economies since then, with China being no exception, prompting policymakers to assess the risks of deflation and take early action against it. Tomorrow's ...
Most economists say that a rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in either April or May is inevitable, however there is a growing bias towards cutting sooner rather than later in order for the central bank to get more bang for its buck. ...