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Latest CPI data provides case for rate pause

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... Janus Henderson fixed income strategist Emma Lawson said the result allows the RBA to "continue to sit back and assess the economy further in the near term." However, Lawson noted inflation risks haven't entirely abated, with dwelling costs remaining ...

RBA considers impact of climate on monetary policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... inflation and its determinants. "Many of the physical and transition impacts of climate change affect the supply side of the economy," Bullock said. "While monetary policy works primarily by influencing the level of demand and expectations of inflation ...

IGR to spark fresh retirement income consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... Treasury, which demonstrates superannuation will play a key role in reducing reliance on the Age Pension and supporting the economy. According to the report, mandatory superannuation will lead to a decrease in expenditure on Australian government age ...

ASIC renews leadership team

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... appointments are a testament to the strong talent at ASIC, while at the same time reflective of the need for renewal. "The economy and broader environment in which ASIC operates is constantly shifting and we are evolving to meet those challenges," Day ...

High rates impacting REITs: Quay

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... cashflows as higher rates make their way through profits and losses. "As interest rates are used as a tool to cool the economy, the inference is that tenant demand (and therefore market rent growth) should follow suit, further tempering the expected ...

Private credit to play critical role in the economy: MA Financial

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
The opportunities for private lenders to finance the growing demand for real estate credit is part of a long-term structural shift in Australia's lending market, MA Financial managing director real estate credit Cathy Houston says. Talking to Financial ...

RBA sustains cash rate at 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... later, Lowe said that the higher rates are working to establish a more sustainable balance between supply and demand in the economy and will continue to do so. "In light of this and the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook, the board again decided ...

Federal Reserve raises interest rates to a 22-year high

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... to our 2% goal," he said. "Price stability is the responsibility of the Federal Reserve. Without price stability, the economy doesn't work for anyone. In particular, without price stability we will not achieve a sustained period of strong labour market ...

Further tightening of monetary policy may be required: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... policy may be required to bring inflation back to target within a reasonable timeframe, but that this depended on how the economy and inflation evolve." At the August meeting, the RBA said it will have additional data on inflation, the global economy ...

Equity managed funds in record outflows: Calastone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... have disappointed everyone so far, but investors are hoping the government will step in with renewed stimulus to spur the economy back to life."