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RBA reforms require bipartisan support: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... financial infrastructure, banking, and banknote functions. Chalmers further flagged that the Statement on the Conduct of Monetary Policy will potentially be included in the RBA Act. The statement is a common understanding between the RBA governor and ...

Budget all about responsible economic management: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... budget. Speaking in Washington DC at the G20 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting and International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank 2023 Spring Meetings, Chalmers said the government is putting "finishing touches" on the budget which ...

Global economic growth hits 20-year low: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported a significant decrease in global economic growth, reaching a 20-year low. The IMF World Economic Outlook 2023 report said there were tentative signs in early 2023 that the world economy could achieve ...

ASIC cans Binance AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... Zhao, the group's chief executive, and three entities for violating the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. The Monetary Authority of Singapore put Binance on an investor alert list, warning them that it did not have a licence to operate in ...

Lowe reinforces more hikes may come

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... better gauge the impact of increased interest rates and to assess the economic outlook. "The board is conscious that monetary policy operates with a lag and that the full effect of the increases to date is yet to be felt. It's also conscious that ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... an environment of considerable uncertainty," he said. More importantly, Lowe warned that "some further tightening of monetary policy may well be needed to ensure that inflation returns to target". Many experts, like AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina ...

Economists divided: RBA's moment of truth looms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... decision. T. Rowe Price portfolio manager Scott Solomon expects the RBA to take a cautious approach and hold off on further monetary tightening as it assesses the outlook for the economy. "The RBA has expressed a willingness to target a soft-landing ...

US regulator sues crypto giant, chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... commercial benefit." In its continuing litigation against the defendants, the regulator said it seeks disgorgement, civil monetary penalties, permanent trading and registration bans, and a permanent injunction against further violations of the CEA and ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... a few weeks ago can suddenly be doubtful." He makes a good point. The question of whether central banks would divert monetary policy from fighting inflation to protecting the banking sector was raised earlier this week just days before the the Fed steamed ...

UBS throws $4.8bn lifeline to Credit Suisse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... existing facilities, through which they can obtain liquidity from the central bank in accordance with the guidelines on monetary policy instruments UBS chief executive Ralph Hamers said the acquisition will build on UBS's strengths and further enhance ...