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RBA rate rises up in the air: Economists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... break the case to hike or pause," Aird concluded. On the other hand, HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham is leaning more towards a halt in rises. "We think the RBA is done with rate rises, at least for the moment, we see them ...

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... with a job indicating they were starting or returning to work later in the month." Meanwhile, HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said that with two consecutive months of falling jobs and a decisive rise in the unemployment rate, the labour market appears ...

RBA cash rate hike forecast by economists

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... the cash rate by 25 basis points today to fight ongoing inflationary pressure. According to HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham, inflation is too high and there's yet to be clear evidence that its peaked. As such, HSBC predicts that the RBA will continue ...

RBA bumps up cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
... is why the RBA has signalled further increases in the cash rate are still coming," he said. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham commented: "Just like the move itself, the [RBA] statement was fairly short, benign and introduced little that was new. The ...

RBA raises interest rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... minor tweaks." He added that more hikes are on the cards in the coming months, subject to data. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham commented: "The RBA is in full 'inflation-fighting' mode." As the RBA said, inflation is predicted to peak later ...

RBA weighs controversial pre-election rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... such, the other option the RBA has at its disposal is to keep the cash rate steady at 0.10%. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham stated in keeping cash rates steady, the RBA could effectively acknowledge the pick-up in inflation and repeat that the board ...

Tight labour market not yet producing wage growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... ahead of this week's quarterly Consumer Price Index release, despite a tight labour market. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham expects headline CPI inflation to increase to 3.1% year on year in Q4 2021. He observes that both demand and supply side factors ...

House prices expected to tumble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... Sydney house prices could fall by as much as 15% next year, while Melbourne could see a 17% drop. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said a U-shaped recovery and COVID-19-related policies are likely to take their toll on the property market. However ...

Jobs galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... the quickest since July 2008's 3.4% annual rate. Wait there's more! The Guardian reports that "HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said businesses were reporting a sharp jump in their concerns about being able to find "suitable labour". This is echoed ...

RBA leaves interest rates on hold

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... inflation consistent with the target even with lower levels of the exchange rate," he said. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said while the Australian dollar remains high, it is mostly due to overseas factors beyond the Reserve Bank's control. "The ...