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Economists react to latest RBA rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... Australia (RBA) kept its cash rate unchanged at 4.35%, as predicted by nearly all economists. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham stated that the decision was in line with expectations and that there are risks related to the weak productivity and strong ...

RBA anticipated to delay interest rate cuts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham says that despite widespread market enthusiasm for imminent central bank interest rate cuts, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is likely to hold off on such cuts for the foreseeable future. Bloxham said that the RBA ...

Inflation falls to 4.1%, RBA weighs rate cut

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... and accommodation (3.9%), and medical and hospital services (1.2%). HSBC Australia and New Zealand chief economist Paul Bloxham said yesterday's data is a sign that the economy is heading in the right direction, with falling inflation in the December ...

Experts expect the RBA to hold: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... as inflation heads towards the target range." Elsewhere, HSBC chief economist Australia, NZ & Global Commodities Paul Bloxham said that the RBA will likely be on hold through 2024, with cuts not arriving until 2025. "In the short run, there is still ...

Interest rates on hold as RBA pauses

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... week and could fuel further downside in the AUDNZD cross." Elsewhere, HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham said the key for the RBA's next meeting, scheduled for 6 February 2024, will be whether the data remains in line with the ...

Base rate lifts to 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... revert to a more acceptable range of 2%-3%. HSBC chief economist for Australia and New Zealand and global commodities Paul Bloxham said the RBA is now in "calibration mode" and less likely to move its cash rate setting as quickly as when it was below ...

Inflation eases to 5.4%, RBA tipped to hike interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... storm clouds" on the horizon. "Expect the RBA to reveal hawk talons on November 7," Miller said. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham agrees, noting that although inflation is decreasing, it remains elevated and is falling at a pace slower than what the ...

Bullock keeps cash rate at 4.10%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... good for reducing demand-side pressures like consumer demand." HSBC chief economist for ANZ and global commodities Paul Bloxham predicts a 0.25% hike in the last quarter of 2023, potentially in the November meeting. "We expect that next week the RBA ...

Inflation rises to 5.2%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... 5.5% in August is lower than the annual rise of 5.8 in July." Meanwhile, HSBC chief economist Australia New Zealand Paul Bloxham cautioned that the numbers might indicate a potential easing of inflation but remain above the Reserve Bank of Australia's ...

RBA holds cash rate at 4.1%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... that inflation falls back into the 2% to 3% band." HSBC economists Australia, New Zealand and global commodities Paul Bloxham and Jamie Culling agreed that the RBA judged its tightening has been sufficient to get the economy to head in the right direction. ...
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