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Chalmers unveils reforms to enhance RBA transparency

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has released an updated Statement on the Conduct of Monetary Policy (SCMP) and the first Statement of Expectations for the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) governance board. Chalmers said the RBA Monetary Policy Board formally ...

RBA delivers 'confounding' rates decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... at the November policy meeting following the September quarter CPI report," he said. However, head of Deloitte Access Economics Pradeep Philip questioned the RBA's decision to hold. "We are now in a world where geopolitics is driving economics. In ...

Trade war could have positive impact on Aussie GDP: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
New modelling from the Productivity Commission (PC) in its annual Trade and Assistance Review (TAR) shows that proposed US trade policy measures will have a marginal direct impact on the Australian economy, but the risks and uncertainty they bring may ...

RBA interest rate cut expected

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... for a cautious and predictable approach to policy normalisation." Commonwealth Bank (CBA) junior associate Australian economics Lucinda Jerogin said the bank is also anticipating a 25bp cut to 3.6%. "A dovish May board decision and subsequent meeting ...

Improved economy not a guarantee of business success

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... technology implementation and digital disruption (48%) is a growing concern for chief financial officers." Deloitte Access Economics partner David Rumbens highlighted the condition of the economy has little to do with the pressures businesses are facing. ...

Chalmers opens economic reform consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has opened the new economic reform consultation paper while issuing more invitations to the government's Economic Reform Roundtable. "The roundtable is an important opportunity to build consensus for long term economic reform," ...

Magellan bolsters investment and distribution ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... focused on delivering stronger outcomes in real assets. "Rebecca brings deep industry experience, having held senior economics and consulting roles at PwC, TCorp, EY and Macquarie. She joins us from Australian Naval Infrastructure," the firm said.

Betashares gearing up to expand Wealth Builder product suite

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... "incredibly low" interest rates, which it passes on to investors in its Wealth Builder ETFs. As for concerns that the superior economics Betashares achieves on its interest rate may be largely offset by the management fee it charges, Gleeson said that ...

Inflation continues to drop, calls for RBA cut grow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows inflation rose 2.1% in the 12 months to May, down from 2.4% in April. "The 2.1% annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation in May was down from 2.4% in April and the lowest since October 2024," ABS ...

Productivity woes endure in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
Productivity, a concept treasurer Jim Chalmers recently described as too often seen as "cold" and "almost soulless," despite it being, as he also noted, the best way to improve people's lives over time, was stagnant in the March quarter and declined ...