The flow of niggling economic news show no sign of slowing despite the bright start to the second quarter on US markets, writes Glenn Dyer.
Rates
RBA will wait and see what the Budget holds
For the better part of a month, the RBA has been sending the message that it won’t be stampeded into another rate rise, writes Glenn Dyer.
Morning Market Report
The highs and lows of today’s stockmarket activity.
Australian economy ‘weathering the storm’: RBA
The Reserve Bank has given the Australian financial system a big tick, reports Glenn Dyer.
Investors flee as commodities bubble goes south
Predictions that the worst could be over following Tuesday’s rally proved premature as commodities slump, reports Glenn Dyer.
US Fed slashes rates but solves nothing
Wall Street bounced and Australia followed, but the Fed’s 0.75% rate cut doesn’t really change anything, writes Glenn Dyer.
Rates up or rates down? RBA minutes signal flexibility
The Reserve Bank has left the way open for further interest rate cuts should financial market conditions worsen, writes Glenn Dyer.
RBA Governor puts economic turmoil in its place
A speech given by RBA Governor Glenn Stevens this week should be required reading for all the hyperactives in politics, business economists and others who see an inflationary ogre in every petrol pump, writes Glenn Dyer.
US rate cuts could be doing more harm than good
Perhaps it’s time for the US Federal Reserve and the American public to choose their evil, writes Glenn Dyer.
RBA moves to ease credit funding costs
The Reserve Bank seems to have stalled a sudden tightening in short term money market rates and may even have engineered a softening in these key pricing yields for the banks, writes Glenn Dyer.
Consumer confidence at a 15-year low
The “sucker rally” on Wall Street spilled over here with our market up well over 3% or 196 points at 11.30am, but there was a reality check in the latest consumer confidence figures showing its now at a 15 year low, writes Glenn Dyer.
CBA leads the way on mortgage hikes
The business media has allowed the Commonwealth Bank to get off lightly with its latest rate rise, writes Glenn Dyer.
Morgan survey shows consumer confidence is down
Australians seem to be getting gloomier about the economy and major purchases, but they still remain confident they will be better off over the next year, writes Glenn Dyer.
Gottliebsen: Rudd is playing with fire
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd clearly has no idea of the dangers facing the Australian banking system, writes Robert Gottliebsen.
The Crikey coffee index: is the rate rise biting?
Are coffee sales down? Crikey chases the story.
Kohler: Monetary policy failing to gain traction
One of the biggest risks facing both the United States and Australia is that the central banks of both countries have been sidelined, and monetary policy is not working, writes Alan Kohler.
