Daily FNArena News - Australia

The minutes from the June RBA meeting, released today, show what we all knew already: the RBA is now firmly on hold.

A snapshot of economist responses to today’s strong Australian labour force data for May.

A snapshot of economist responses to today’s Australian housing finance data for April.

MINC Stockbroking’s Mark Thomas suggests shares in National Australia Bank look like a good buy.

It can hardly come as a surprise that consumer confidence in Australia fell in June.

National Australia Bank’s May survey of Australian business conditions and confidence showed a fall in both measures, leading the bank to trim its GDP forecasts for the economy.

CSL previously missed out on Talecris but a new takeover proposal for the US company should deliver some benefits, say stockbrokers.

Total job ads numbers rose in May, but it was all due to online ads, with newspapers missing out on the monthly bounce.

Macquarie examines the potential RSPT impact on Australia’s GDP while GSJB Were notes the critical earnings impact of the “super” threshold.

A snapshot of economist responses to today’s trade balance which showed a surprising swing back to surplus in April on surging iron ore and coal prices.