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Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... Federal Reserve elected to cut interest rates by 50 basis points overnight, its first reduction in four years. The US central bank decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by half a percentage point to 4.75-5%, surprising many who ...

RBA doubling down on wholesale CBDC

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury today released a report on central bank digital currency (CBDC), citing a three-year project is now underway for wholesale CBDC. In a thorough report, Central Bank Digital Currency and the Future of Digital ...

ECB cuts rates for second time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
The European Central Bank (ECB) dropped interest rates to 3.5%, the second time it's cut by 0.25% this year. The bank lowered rates on the back of inflation data that met its outlook. It anticipates headline inflation to average 2.5% in 2024, 2.2% in ...

RBA lays down the law on interest rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... confident that inflation is moving sustainably towards the target range." However, while Bullock made it clear the central bank was not aligned with the same thinking as the market, she said the board was watching the effect of the current high interest ...

Aussie economy grows 0.2% in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose just 0.2% in the June quarter 2024 and by 1.5% in the 2023-24 financial year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of national accounts Katherine Keenan said: "The Australian economy ...

Economists hit back at RBA guidance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird says this guidance is "at odds" with the central bank's communication strategy. "The RBA's recent use of forward guidance is surprising given it sits at odds with the RBA's ...

BlackRock launches new bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
BlackRock Australia has announced it will launch the iShares 20+ year US Treasury Bond ETF (ASX: ULTB) with a management fee of 0.15%. The addition of the ETF extends the local iShares fixed income range, which it said offers Australian advisers and ...

Fed's Powell says 'time has come' to cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has declared that inflation is on a sustainable path back to the 2% target and the "time has come" to start cutting interest rates. Powell spoke to global central bankers, policymakers, economists, and academics ...

Zenith increases defensive investment as recession risk looms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Zenith Investment Partners head of asset allocation Damien Hennessy said the looming risk of a recession in the United States has spurred some investment changes. Hennessey said the weaker-than-expected July jobs report in the US raised concerns of ...

Managed funds bounce back after bearish Q1: Calastone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Managed funds in Australia have rebounded into inflow territory for the first half of 2024, following a bearish first quarter, according to Calastone. The global funds network reported that local investors injected $3.21 billion into unlisted managed ...