Market views: how economists read the RBA statement
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&quot;It&#39;s surprising that the bank still expects to have to raise rates, given the significant rise in the Australian dollar since August.
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Understanding the balance sheet can help you understand your investments.
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Investor's Business Daily - That&#39;s a little softer than the prior reading of 4% and estimates for a 3.9% annual rate. But it&#39;s still the best in a year. Net exports were a little weaker than prior estimates said. Still, trade and business investment offset another sharp drop in home building as well as sluggish consumer spending. Most economists expect slower 2nd-half growth as a credit crunch takes its toll on housing and other sectors.
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NEW YORK -- While some investors will mull unemployment and gross domestic product figures for economic guidance this week, others will look no further than their coffee shop for another indicator: Frappuccino sales.
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Buy high or low? The tale of sales offers some insight.
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Basic knowledge can help you comprehend releases of economic data.
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Bank of England chooses to take 'wait-and-see' approach after mixed economic data
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One often wonders what makes the US dollar a dominant currency in the world economy. The general perception is that the strength of a currency in the market place is a reflection of the inherent strength of the economy it represents.
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The growth of jobs has stalled in the US, and this has big implications for Australia. For interest rates, for our dollar, for jobs here, for our economy more generally, and for investments.
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Highlights of major central banks' communication strategies: EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
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By Christopher Faille, Financial Correspondent
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AUSTRALIAN home owners can breathe a sigh of relief: stable interest rates are predicted well into next year. The Reserve Bank issued a glowing report card on the Australian economy yesterday, now that the
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The key to maintaining economic stability is well-placed confidence in the markets. Bubbles, by contrast, result from misplaced confidence.
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With the stock market giving us heart palpitations, we went on a hunt for Web sites that might help us make sense of it all.  ___  ROGERS ECONOMICS  This wonkish Web site by economist and author R.
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The stock market is often driven by emotions, not data. Learn to recognize that fact and profit from it.
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Comings and goings in the banking indurstry.
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Stock market investors will next week turn their attention to monetary policy when the Bank of England (BoE) delivers its latest monthly interest rate decision on Thursday.