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Cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... price inflation is expected to decline gradually as demand moderates and growth in labour and non-labour costs eases. Employment is expected to continue to grow moderately and the unemployment rate and the broader underutilisation rate are expected to ...

Inflation falls to 4.1%, RBA weighs rate cut

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... months, according to GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller. The Fed acknowledged that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are becoming better balanced, hinting at possible adjustments to its target range, after previous talk ...

Quinn family rescues beloved Sara Lee

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... administration in 2012, and its successful turnaround. As part of the transaction, all Sara Lee employees will retain their employment on the same terms and conditions. Klark and Brooke Quinn said: "We are a small Aussie family that shared in the tradition ...

Diverger shareholders welcome Count takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... last November, together with its offer of $1.4083 per share. Brook added since announcing the acquisition and despite employment uncertainty, "the management team has stayed focused on creating value for our clients and shareholders and looking after ...

J.P. Morgan pays US$18m over whistleblower rule breaches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... violations. As a result, J.P. Morgan agreed to pay US$18 million ($27.3m) to settle the charges. "Whether it's in your employment contracts, settlement agreements or elsewhere, you simply cannot include provisions that prevent individuals from contacting ...

RBA names new chief economist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... "Consistent with the recommendations of the RBA Review, the Statement provides detail about the RBA's inflation and employment goals, including the flexible inflation targeting framework and the Board's role in achieving full employment," Chalmers said. ...

E&P chief exits early

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... until 31 December 2023 under current remuneration arrangements, and has agreed to be retained by the group on a casual employment basis from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024 to assist the group with various matters at the direction of the board, including ...

British banker to become RBA deputy governor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... people of Australia. It also confirms the RBA's dual mandate of ensuring price stability and contributing to full employment. Yesterday, Chalmers stated that the proposed legislation reflects the government's objective of maintaining a "world-class" ...

New bill to strip treasurer of RBA monetary policy veto powers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... welfare of the people of Australia," and affirms its dual mandate of ensuring price stability and contributing to full employment. Moreover, the legislation comprises the establishment of both a Monetary Policy Board and a separate Governance Board ...

Rest hires policy lead from HESTA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... Victorian premier Daniel Andrews. Burgio has a legal background, including eight years as a senior associate focused on employment and industrial relations law at Maurice Blackburn. At Rest, he will report to chief people, strategy and corporate affairs ...