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Yellen forebodes stagflation risks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... such an event materialising, Yellen maintained that while the US had inflation, the Federal Reserve's tightening monetary policy was addressing recession concerns. "I don't expect the US to fall into recession; I think Europe is perhaps a bit more vulnerable ...

US stocks crumble after Jerome Powell's hawkish comments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... Reserve officials from around the world have indicated they too will aim to combat inflation through tightened monetary policy with interest rate hikes. It was only earlier this week that the Reserve Bank of Australia minutes strongly insinuated that ...

US, UK hike interest rates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... England since December. For the first time, rates in the UK are now at a pre-pandemic level. The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee said the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has led to further large increases in energy and other commodity prices ...

Guy Debelle resigns from RBA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... would like to thank Guy for his outstanding service to the RBA over many years. He has made major contributions to monetary policy, to financial market operations and to the management of the bank. Guy has been a great colleague and I wish him all the ...

Learn to live with inflation: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... driven by supply side and that diagnosis is important in that it has implications for, frankly, the relevance of monetary policy in particular." Adding to the discussion, BlackRock Australia's head of fixed income Craig Vardy said locally, he remains ...

Chief economist: Is this a buy op?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... consumption and, by extension, company earnings and investment returns. Expectations for an RBA tightening of monetary policy (if it eventuates) would compound the downward pressure on domestic economic growth. Indeed, along with supply-chain constraints ...

Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... stand back and consider the broader scheme of things, it is the actual/expected/planned withdrawal of fiscal and monetary policy stimulus measures that are creating the current correction in equity and bond markets. Central banks and governments are ...

Future Fund now over $200bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... effect these will have on asset prices," he said. "We have come through a period of exceptional stimulation through monetary policy. "This policy will have to come to an end. The adjustment will be significant." Costello added that the board's focus ...

Federal Reserve mulls central bank digital currency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... market structure; risks to the safety and stability of the financial system; the ways it may impact the efficacy of monetary policy implementation; and privacy, data protection and operational resilience and cybersecurity concerns. A recent report from ...

Macquarie AM reveals outlook for 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... concerns front and centre for investors and policymakers alike. "It will also be a year of synchronised tightening of monetary policy and further rapid progress on the energy transition." Examining the lasting effects of the pandemic, Macquarie Asset ...