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ECB drops interest rates to 3.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... respectively from October 23. The ECB's Governing Council said its decision to lower the deposit facility rate, which drives monetary policy decisions, was based on inflation data. "The incoming information on inflation shows that the disinflationary ...

RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... evolve in line with policy rates in other economies since Australian inflation was higher, the labour market stronger and monetary policy less restrictive than in many other advanced economies," it said.

Rapid growth in super sector poses risk to financial stability: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... of many households and businesses in advanced economies continue to be resilient, despite ongoing pressure from tight monetary policy and inflation," the report said. "This resilience has been supported by firm, albeit softening, conditions in labour ...

RBA doubling down on wholesale CBDC

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... form part of a larger effort to step up our engagement with industry and other stakeholders on the question of how our monetary arrangements could better support the Australian economy in the digital age." The focus on a wholesale CBDC development would ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... these projections and the weakening labour market, it makes sense for the Fed to start normalising interest rates and monetary policy." Commonwealth Bank senior economist Belinda Allen said that if inflation returns to target, the Fed's priority should ...

ECB cuts rates for second time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... strengthen over time, as rising real incomes allow households to consume more. The gradually fading effects of restrictive monetary policy should support consumption and investment. Exports should also continue contributing to the recovery as global ...

AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... through." Other factors that may still hinder the growth of EM are the current Chinese economy and the tightening of the US monetary cycle. In terms of investment sentiment, Grana said EM is receiving a lot of attention, but few are "pulling the trigger." ...

RBA lays down the law on interest rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... past few years as possible. This is the so-called narrow path," she said. "I have noted on a number of occasions that monetary policy needs to be set for aggregate economic conditions. We only have one instrument - the interest rate - to impact demand ...

Consultation begins on new merger notification thresholds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... compliance burden on businesses. The new rules will trigger mandatory notification requirements if mergers meet one of two monetary thresholds and have a "material connection to Australia." Mergers would trigger notification if the combined Australian ...

Economists hit back at RBA guidance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... in the board's current thinking," Aird said. "In our view, that is forward guidance. Forward guidance, as it refers to monetary policy, is simply communication about central bank intentions for future monetary policy." Aird said the RBA's forward guidance ...