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Size of super industry on ASIC's radar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... financial stability as the superannuation sector grows. Questioned on her thoughts around the recent Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) report which stated that the central bank was concerned about the risks the super system poses to financial stability ...

Property 'well-placed' for growth: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... added. Despite the positive outlook, investors need to be acutely aware with the movement from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), stating the strength of the recovery will depend upon the path of interest rates. "However, investors need to look beyond ...

Wages grow 3.5% for the year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... quarter. Commonwealth Bank senior economist Stephen Wu said the reading was softer than what the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was expecting. "The big drop in the annual rate was expected. It reflected a much smaller lift in award wages this financial ...

Australian economy 'fundamentally sound': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... have helped strengthen spending in recent months, however the increase is likely softer than would have been expected by the RBA," he said. "We don't anticipate seeing a substantial increase in consumer spending until the RBA commences an interest rate ...

RBA seeks input on CBDC research project

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is seeking industry feedback on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) research initiative, Project Acacia. The project will explore how different forms of digital money and associated infrastructure could support ...

Trump tariffs cause for concern among Australian investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... However, Trump's proposed trade tariffs could derail slowing inflation. GSFM investment specialist Stephen Miller said the RBA board has been vocal over its concerns around "sticky" inflation, and as the RBA generally follows the Fed's lead when it come ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.35% at the November meeting, with the board indicating there are no plans for that to change anytime soon. "Headline inflation has fallen, but underlying inflation is still too high. ...

Commonwealth Bank finally relents on interest rate call

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... before Christmas, but yesterday's data forced the top economist to finally relent. "As a result of [the CPI] data we see the RBA on hold at both the November and December board meetings," Aird said. "And we look for the first 25bp rate decrease in February ...

Inflation falls within RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... annual inflation rate since the March 2021 quarter." However, despite inflation falling within the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2-3%, VanEck portfolio manager Cameron McCormack said a white Christmas in Australia is more likely than ...

CBA's conviction on December rate cut has 'dipped'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... stronger than expected unemployment data released yesterday does not strengthen the case for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to start cutting interest rates. Additionally, Aird said that despite the strong jobs data, the bank is sticking to its expectations ...