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Reserve Bank fallout after hawkish pivot

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
Yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Australia surprised markets by lifting the cash rate target for the first time in over a decade. The decision to raise rates 25 basis points to 0.35% came as the RBA sought to withdraw the extraordinary monetary support ...

Reserve Bank lifts cash rate target

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
In the first increase in more than a decade, the Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 0.35%. Announcing the decision this afternoon, RBA governor Philip Lowe said the board determined the time is right to begin ...

RBA weighs controversial pre-election rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... stated the case for lifting rates is strong. However, despite the RBA's independence to act as it sees fit, raising the cash rate before an election - the first hike in over a decade would put the RBA right in the political mix. HSBC relayed the three ...

CPI sees greatest jump since 2000

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... 25bp increases. Meanwhile, HSBC believes the RBA won't move until June but the increase will be higher, predicting the cash rate to be 0.50% in June and 1.00% by the end of the year. Hayden Groves, president of the Real Estate Institute of Australia ...

RBA eyes an early rate hike

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... below rates likely to be consistent with inflation forecasts. At the April meeting, the board decided to maintain the cash rate target at 10 basis points but change is likely over the coming months as additional evidence becomes available on inflation ...

EQT secures RE, custody mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... custodian and takes over Evolution Trustees as the responsible entity. The fund aims to achieve a target return of the RBA cash rate plus 3.25% p.a. net of fees, investing in the MCP Wholesale Investments Trust and the Metrics Master Income Trust (ASX ...

Milford adds to global product suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... utility and real estate securities with the aim of providing income and capital growth. It seeks to outperform the RBA cash rate by 4% per annum over a rolling eight-year period. It is managed by portfolio manager Daniel Simmonds and portfolio manager ...

Partners Group adds to unlisted funds range

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... subordinated investments; and special situations investments. It aims to achieve a cash distribution return of the RBA cash rate +4% net of fees while focused on capital preservation. Most of the portfolio will focus on first lien senior secured loans ...

Learn to live with inflation: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... all underpinned by an RBA who are very willing to let the labour market run hot to generate some wages. "We think the cash rate hiking cycle will be slower, and peak lower, relative to the market expectations and prior hiking cycles. The RBA really has ...

Chief economist: Is this a buy op?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) by much more than expected. Financial markets expect the RBA to lift the official cash rate by as much as 100 basis points this year, starting as early as May. Australia could ride the wave of higher commodity prices ...