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US Fed indicates several more half-percentage rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... invasion of Ukraine and COVID related lockdowns in China posed heightened risks for economies around the world, meeting minutes revealed. It said: "In light of the high degree of uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook, participants judged that ...

US stocks crumble after Jerome Powell's hawkish comments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... through tightened monetary policy with interest rate hikes. It was only earlier this week that the Reserve Bank of Australia minutes strongly insinuated that inflationary and wage growth developments had brought forward the likely timing of Australia's ...

RBA eyes an early rate hike

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) minutes for April have strongly suggested that inflationary and wage growth developments have brought forward the likely timing of the first interest rate increase. Interest rates in Australia haven't been raised since ...

Global alliance calls for BNPL regulations

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... easy but is ultimately unaffordable. In some cases, people spend years trying to pay back debt they have signed up for in minutes."

ASIC sets adviser exam dates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... gradually declined to 69% and 60%. Advisers pay $973 for every sitting. The exam goes for 3.5 hours, which includes 15 minutes of reading time. Advisers wishing ACER to re-mark their exams must pay $218.

New trading platform to enter Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
... Australian Financial Services Licence by ASIC. Moomoo offers a free online account and says an account can be opened in minutes. It differentiates itself from other online trading platforms by offering an "online community of 17 million investors worldwide" ...

Economic recap: Week to October 15

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... of tapering could commence with the monthly purchase calendars beginning in either mid-November or mid-December." The minutes of the US Federal Reserve's 21-22 September FOMC meeting couldn't be any clearer. It is, perhaps, because of this clarity ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
Financial markets have been on edge ever since they got the first whiff of "taper" in the air. This started when the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's April 27-28 FOMC meeting revealed that: "A number of participants suggested that if the economy ...

Class gifts employees leave to fight burnout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... and more likely to quit. Other mental health and wellness initiatives embraced by Class include limiting meetings to 25 minutes or 45 minutes, encouraging teams to turn their camera off on Fridays and finish work at 3pm, and a ban on internal meetings ...

Macquarie AM acquires logistics centre

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... Norway for around â,¬67 million. Heiaveien 8 is a warehouse and distribution centre in the Heia Business Park, around 25 minutes away from Oslo. It is a four-storey facility with an advanced autonomous fulfilment technology system and is 100% leased ...