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And then there's gonna be five

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... Chinese yuan will formally join the US dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen and the British pound in the International Monetary Fund's basket of reserve currencies known as Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) come 1 October 2016. Anti-climax because the IMF's ...

Banking and Finance Oath reshuffles board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... career in the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and has also worked for the Commonwealth Treasury and the International Monetary Fund. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2008 for his services to financial regulation. Also joining ...

Inflation expectations says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... speak. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer reportedly "told a group on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Peru" that the Fed will raise interest rates this year. But (of course there's a but, it's Fedspeak), this is ...

Seniors weigh in on national tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... ensure it remains sustainable and equitable." In its latest economic assessment of Australia, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said any changes to Australia's tax and superannuation system would need to regard the country's "already highly-progressive ...

Aussie pension policy needs careful adjustment: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Australia's complex superannuation system disproportionately benefits higher-income earners and "undermines the progressivity of the income tax system." The IMF's latest economic assessment of Australia says ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... "Australia will be the worst-hit advanced economy from slowing Chinese investment growth, according to International Monetary Fund research. Only Iran, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Zambia and Chile would suffer bigger effects on their economies." (Australian ...

Yuan stable (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... misalignments." "We will refrain from competitive devaluations, and resist all forms of protectionism." But the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had to name names, defending the yuan's recent depreciation (mandated as it was) as a natural consequence ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... India, for instance, made the headlines in October 2012 when it bought 200 tonnes of the metal from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Likewise, China is rumoured to be putting its hands up to buy the IMF's remaining 203 tonnes. South Korea, Brazil ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... loan repayment due to the European Central Bank on Monday as well as outstanding sums owed to the International Monetary Fund, both creditors said in statements. The euro stood at $US1.0855 compared with $US1.0830 late on Friday in New York. HONG KONG ...

Oxi Oxi Oxi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... plan of agreement, which was submitted by the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund in the Eurogroup of 25.06.2015 and is comprised of two parts that constitute their unified proposal be accepted?" This is ...