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RBA cut all but certain: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... Australia's (RBA) target range of 2-3%, KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne said there is "nothing stopping the RBA from cutting rates now". "The fall in headline inflation from 2.4% to 2.2% should give further comfort to the RBA that inflation is on ...

Economic growth has 'moderated': CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... performance of Australia's states and territories is being supported by a combination of slowing inflation, falling interest rates, rising real wages, robust government spending and a solid labour market. "But economic growth has moderated, held back ...

Bullock reaffirms RBA's 'gradual easing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has reaffirmed the central bank's policy of gradually easing interest rates, as economists continue to price in a cut next month. Speaking at the Anika Foundation Fundraising Lunch, Bullock said ...

Private debt leads fixed income returns: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... that while a number of central banks - including the Reserve Bank of Australia - either started or continued to cut cash rates over the past year, leading to a decline in front-end yields that benefited returns because of interest rate duration, there ...

Unemployment data throws 'curveball' at RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... consider it premature to be making this call before there is any data to support this. We think the RBA's decision to hold rates this month was the right move, and based on the current information to hand, we think there could be one more rate cut towards ...

How will Trump's tariffs impact the RBA?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
After the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised economists by leaving interest rates on hold in July, GSFM investment specialist Stephen Miller expects the central bank will have some of its concerns addressed as US President Donald Trump's tariffs ...

Investors 'ignoring' volatility: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... raising concerns about affordability, resource misallocation, and long-term growth prospects," he said. "Lower interest rates are unlikely to stimulate productive investment, given capacity constraints in sectors like housing and infrastructure, and ...

Section 899 ditched but companies face tax uncertainties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... you want to focus on businesses that have the ability to grow their earnings over time, irrespective of whether interest rates are rising or falling, oil prices are rising or falling, or what Trump's policy moves are going to be in the next month. ...

Chalmers unveils reforms to enhance RBA transparency

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... transparency of the RBA," Chalmers said. This comes after the RBA left many experts and economists shocked when it left interest rates on hold in July, despite the market pricing in a 90% chance of a cut. Under the new SCMP the RBA will publish an unattributed ...

Netwealth sees $15.8bn in net flows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... 162,234 at June 30, marking a 13% increase for FY25. Netwealth said FUA inflows were driven by consistently high transition rates from existing financial intermediaries, and strong conversion rates of new business from a broad range of client groups ...