INTEREST RATES

Funds management

The RBA has acknowledged the “painful squeeze” that interest rate hikes are having on households was a factor in its decision to pause this month....

Funds management

The central bank has put an end to almost a year of consecutive increases to the cash rate amid signs of a slowing economy....

Funds management

It may soon be appropriate for interest rates to "stop for a while", RBA governor Phil Lowe has said, amid mounting evidence of an economic slowdown. ...

Funds management

The central bank's latest monetary policy statement has "kept the door ajar" for a pause to the monetary policy tightening cycle, according to CBA. ...

Funds management

The cash rate has risen to its highest level since May 2012 following the Reserve Bank’s latest monetary policy decision....

Funds management

Softer than expected wage, GDP, and inflation indicators have added uncertainty to the monetary policy outlook, but markets are still bracing for further tightening from ...

Funds management

The latest monthly inflation and GDP figures have surprised markets with weaker than expected growth. ...

Policy & Regulation

The prudential regulator has opted to maintain its macroprudential settings, citing a “high degree of uncertainty” in the economic outlook. ...

Funds management

The major bank has revised its monetary policy expectations off the back of the Reserve Bank's hawkish rhetoric....

Funds management

The RBA is set to action three consecutive hikes to the cash rate over the coming months to combat 'intense' inflation, according to ANZ Research. ...

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Policy & Regulation

'It's not just me', RBA governor, Phil Lowe, has said in response to criticism of the central bank's monetary policy tightening strategy., ...

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Funds management

The central bank is holding fast to its monetary policy stance despite changing its forecast for inflation....

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Outsider

With Valentines’ Day just around the corner, Outsider had better get his thinking cap on as to what he can buy for Mrs O this year....

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Funds management

The central bank has announced its first cash rate decision of the year amid mounting evidence of an easing in inflationary pressures....

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Funds management

Although an unfavourable outlook for 2023 continues to dampen investor confidence, Talaria Asset Management reveals the types of equities to look out for. ...

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