Reserve Bank says it is unfazed by house prices rising in June quarter

Edit The Guardian 20 Sep 2016
Prices go up in all Australian capitals except Perth and Darwin but other indicators point to weaker conditions, RBA says ... Minutes of the RBA’s latest monetary policy meeting, released on Tuesday, show that the central bank is looking below the surface of the numbers. “Conditions in established housing markets had generally eased over 2016,” the RBA said in the minutes of its board’s 6 September meeting....

RBA’s New Boss Greeted by Trader Bets That Rate Cuts Almost Done

Edit Bloomberg 20 Sep 2016
Swaps traders boosted bets the RBA is on hold for the rest of this year to 72 percent as of 5 p.m ... Australia’s economy is benefiting after commodity exports surged 30 percent from a trough this year and from unprecedentedly low interest rates, the RBA said Tuesday in minutes of the Sept ... easing may have been the RBA’s last for this cycle....

Asian Markets Mixed; Australian Indices Edge Higher After RBA Minutes

Edit The Street 20 Sep 2016
The minutes of the RBA's Sept ...  Capital Economics said on Tuesday that third-quarter inflation data out late next month could feasibly prompt the RBA to cut rates again in November. "But we think it will take longer for the RBA to realise that the outlook for inflation is weaker than it currently believes, ......

RBA Says Low Rates Help Economy Absorb Business Investment Drop

Edit Bloomberg 20 Sep 2016
Australia expanded at “around estimates of potential growth over the first half of 2016, despite further large falls in business investment,” the RBA said ... “Members noted that a decline in full-time employment since the beginning of the year had been recorded in New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland,” the RBA said....

Bond sell-off suggests RBA to remain on hold for now

Edit Canberra Times 20 Sep 2016
Australian bonds are selling off harder than their global developed peers, in a sign investors think the RBA may be done with cutting rates ... ....

Senior Staff Changes: Appointments and Retirement (Reserve Bank of Australia)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Sep 2016
(Source. Reserve Bank of Australia). The Governor, Philip Lowe, has today announced that Christopher Kent, currently Assistant Governor (Economic), has been appointed to the position of Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), the role previously held by Guy Debelle prior to his appointment as Deputy Governor ... Original documenthttp.//www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2016/mr-16-24.html ... (noodl. 35433195) ....

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

Edit Stockhouse 20 Sep 2016
AIRR Nasdaq First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance® ETF Quarterly $0.0114. QINC Nasdaq First Trust RBA Quality Income ETF Quarterly $0.1010 ... AIRR and QINC are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (RBA). RBA makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of trading in the Funds....

CAPIS International Summary 9/20/16 (CAPIS - Capital Institutional Services Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Sep 2016
(Source. CAPIS - Capital Institutional Services Inc). Asian Headlines. Unsurprisingly, there were little moves away from unchanged levels with indices flattish ahead of the BOJ and US Fed meetings which each commence today and conclude tomorrow ... IT names led with Health Care and Materials also ticking higher ... Down Under, the RBA released their September minutes which indicated growth was near potential as they see CPI to meet goals ... In S....

Aussie dollar falls against a strong U.S. inflation data

Edit Xinhua 19 Sep 2016
... Reserve Bank of Australia Septembers minutes of meeting to be held on Tuesday and the the parliamentary testimony by new RBA Governor Philip Lowe on Thursday....

Docket quiet until RBA Tuesday (Global Reach Partners Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016
(Source. Global Reach Partners Limited). The Pound declined sharply at the end of last week, partly due to former First Minister, Alex Salmond, predicting that the UK will see another Scottish referendum in 2018 ... Monday ... Tuesday ... AUD RBA Meeting Minutes USD Building Permits USD Housing Starts BoC Gov Poloz Speech. Wednesday ... Original documenthttps.//www.globalreach-partners.com/about-us/news/week-ahead/docket-quiet-until-rba-tuesday/....

Weekly Economic Commentary (Rural Bank Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016
(Source. Rural Bank Limited) ... Global economic growth is generally still fragile, inflation is still low (now below the RBA's target range), and the debate over when US interest rates will rise continues to swing both ways ... But even then, that shouldn't really be a surprise ... Original documenthttps.//www.ruralbank.com.au/news/view/wec-19sept16....

Australia Reaffirms RBA Inflation Target, Underlines Flexibility

Edit Bloomberg 19 Sep 2016
The Reserve Bank of Australia reaffirmed its commitment to targeting inflation when setting interest rates in Governor Philip Lowe’s first day on the job ... Inflation targeting remains the centerpiece of the RBA’s monetary policy in a world where boosting consumer prices rather than taming them is the struggle ... Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. LEARN MORE. ....

Australia gains reputation as ‘Cayman Islands of South Pacific’ (Griffith University)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016
(Source. Griffith University) ... Tense relations ... Professor Sharman believes a change of attitude may only come about in the event of a scandal like the Iraqi oil-for-food controversy that hit the Australian Wheat Board in 2005 or the allegations of bribery and corruption that besieged companies controlled by the RBA shortly afterwards. 'It's politically easier to ignore the situation than to try and fix it ... Strange relationship ... (noodl....
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