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Best Australian share funds of 2024: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... growth orientated sectors like consumer durables and real estate. "This positioning may change with the Reserve Bank of Australia changing stance, depending on the number and aggressiveness of the rate cut cycle," he concluded.

FOMC holds rates as Chalmers boasts 'our inflation is lower'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... jobs are being created, wages are up, but inflation is down considerably." When pressed on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would be more inclined to begin a rate cutting cycle, Chalmers said he would not be making any predictions. "I respect ...

CPI nears RBA's target range, but rate cut remains in doubt: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the December quarter and 2.4% annually, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed. The most significant price rises in the quarter were recreation and culture (+1.5%), and alcohol and tobacco ...

Legalsuper hunts for CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... portfolio management. He earlier worked at Macquarie and Bankers Trust and spent three years at the Reserve Bank of Australia. In addition to Murray's departure, Symons announced the appointment of Jennifer Abraham as executive manager of strategy ...

Unemployment edges up despite jobs added

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... percentage points higher than March 2020." Despite the slight uptick in unemployment - something that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would want to see - VanEck portfolio manager Cameron McCormack said an RBA rate cut would still be a tight squeeze. ...

ANZ, Macquarie bring forward rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... the 12 months to November 2024, but trimmed mean inflation came in at 3.2% - still tracking above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2-3%. Similarly optimistic about the figures was Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Speaking at a press conference ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... rates. Additionally, it predicts the core inflation rate will fall to 2.5% during 2025, and that the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cash rate will be lowered to 3.5% from the current 4.35% level by year end. Pointing to Wednesday's Consumer Price ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... the 12 months to November 2024, but trimmed mean inflation came in at 3.2% - still tracking above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2-3%. Speaking at a press conference after the inflation figures were released, Treasurer Jim Chalmers ...

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... higher than CPI inflation as it removed large price falls for electricity and automotive fuel." The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said inflation needs to be "sustainably within the 2-3% target range". VanEck head of investments Russel Chesler said ...

Chalmers unveils new-look RBA boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
Treasury has appointed two new members to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy board as well as announcing who will take on roles on the governance board. This comes after a review of the RBA suggested splitting to board in two ...