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Thursday 3rd July 2008

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services RateSaver online historic fx and interest rates featured site AIB Economics interactive research & analysis from AIB privacy statement terms & conditions contact us make us your homepage		morning comment previous comments Big Day Ahead for Markets A weaker than anticipated ADP employment report provided a further boost for the euro ahead of today’s eagerly anticipated rate announcement from the ECB. The data, which showed that 79,000 jobs were lost in the US private labour market in June... Download Morning Comment in PDF Format    (62K) As at 07.42 Thursday, 03 Jul 2008 weekly market brief weekly market view Thursday’s non-farm payrolls report (due a day early for July 4 holiday) should be the highlight of a busy US data schedule that also includes manufacturing and services ISMs, construction spending and auto sales. The payroll is forecast to... Download Weekly Brief in PDF Format    (104K) As at: 14.28 Friday, 27 Jun 2008 FED HAS LITTLE APPETITE FOR RAISING RATES : The US Federal Reserve kept its key market interest rate, the Fed funds rate, unchanged at 2% when its FOMC policy meeting concluded on Wednesday last. This brings an end to the aggressive Fed easing... Download Market View in PDF Format    (66K) As at: 10.39 Tuesday, 01 Jul 2008 exchange rate monthly irish housing market June/July Dollar sentiment improves as markets re-evaluate rate outlook * Talk of ECB rate hike provides support for euro * Sterling stabilises as markets price in UK rate hikes * Yen falls back as rate differentials move against it 8 Download in PDF Format    (175K) June/July Stock overhang continues to pressurise price and activity levels. * Price index probably has further to fall. * Rental levels also being impacted by excess supply. * Activity levels significantly impacted by stock considerations. * Download in PDF Format    (98K) other economic research 03.07.2008 SUBDUED ACTIVITY DATA RULES OUT RATE HIKE: The past month has seen wholesale interest rates remain under upward pressure against a background of rising global inflation and hawkish comments from central banks. Mounting evidence of a sharp slowin... Download in PDF Format    (132K) trends		special features

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