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The Commonwealth Bank produces high quality research incorporating in-depth analysis of the key global economic and equities markets. Our comprehensive analysis spans foreign exchange, commodities, all the key equities asset classes, strategy, structured finance, debt, credit and forecasting. Combined with our exceptional sales and trading capabilities our focus is to help our clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent and insightful analysis.



We produce daily reports covering all the key markets including FX, Commodities, Economics, Equities, Credit and Debt.	Our expert research teams are amongst the most experienced and professional in the industry. For more information about our research teams click here.	We provide high quality research across all major asset classes. The main emphasis is on Australia and New Zealand.

24 July 2008 - AEST 8.30am - RBNZ cuts rates to 8% - Fed beige book confirms US stagflation - USD rose again against majors on Wednesday as worries about the health of the financial sector continued to ease - Euro eased from highs around US$1.5790 to US$1.5670 before ending US trade near US$1.5690 - AUD fell from highs around US96.80c to US96.00c, ending US trade near US96.20c - JPY eased from around 107.30 yen per US dollar to JPY107.85 - The Dow Jones index rose by 30pts or 0.3pct while the Nasdaq gained 22pts or 1.0pct. After the bell shares in Amazon rose by almost 9pct after reporting earnings - US 10yr yields rose by 2pts to 4.12pct while US 2yr yields gained 2pts to 2.75pct - Crude oil prices fell sharply again on Wednesday after data showed a large increase in US gasoline stockpiles in the latest week - Base metal prices were mixed on the LME on Wednesday - The price of gold also eased again on Wednesday in line with the lower oil price and stronger greenback.

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