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Showing 101 - 110 of 2020 results for "RBA"

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.1% at the April meeting - coming as little surprise to markets and economists. However, the central bank flagged ongoing uncertainty amid fears US tariffs could impact global growth. ...

RBA and ASIC slam the ASX: 'Deeply disappointed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have written a damning open letter to the ASX to address their increasing concern over the management of operational risk. In a joint letter to the ASX ...

Guy Debelle to chair Funds SA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... board from 24 April 2025. Debelle joined the board in July 2024 after having spent 25 years at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the last six of those as deputy governor. He also holds several board and advisory roles across private, listed, and public ...

ASIC told to 'end the chaos' of ASX CHESS issues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... participants-and trustworthy. The committee encourages ASIC to take whatever steps are necessary, in partnership with the RBA, to bring an end to the chaos of recent years." Mulino acknowledged the large-scale of complaints ASIC received yearly but expressed ...

Inflation slows, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... tariffs come into effect next week. "We don't consider the Federal Budget to offer any policies that are conducive to the RBA changing its current rate cut timeline, and our position is unchanged on the likely cadence of no further rate cuts until later ...

SQM places private credit sector on watch

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... private credit where the corporate watchdog is paying heightened attention to. According to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the private credit sector amounts to about $40 billion, compared to ASIC's estimate of between $1.8 billion and $188 billion. ...

RBA forecasting has been 'terrible': Yarra Capital Management

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Yarra Capital Management co-head of Australian fixed income Roy Keenan believes the RBA is "really behind the curve" when it comes to easing monetary policy, arguing that a delayed rate cut has little to no effect. The firm had predicted at least two ...

War on inflation: Australia vs New Zealand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
In the battle against inflation, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) took different approaches. Now that inflation has cooled, HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham has examined which approach was better. "At the end ...

RBA 'not committed' to further rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has confirmed it considered leaving interest rates on hold last month, but ultimately concluded the arguments for a cut were more weighted. However, despite deciding to deliver the interest rate relief, the central ...

Treasury responds to CHESS replacement inquiry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... which entered into force on 14 May 2024. Treasury supported the recommendation that ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) continue to monitor the current CHESS system. Likewise, of the recommendations Treasury noted, most were directed towards ...