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RBA lifts cash rate to 1.85%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... that the RBA needs to deliver to bring inflation back under control whilst being watchful of the impact that tighter monetary policy is having on economic activity." "Inflation and unemployment data are going to be the two key data points that the RBA ...

Treasurer responds to dour inflation, growth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has addressed Australia's confronting inflation numbers and the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) substantial global growth downgrades at a Canberra press conference. Unsurprised to see inflation north of 6%, Chalmers ...

Equities challenged but opportunities are there

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... that all developed country central banks were late in recognising just how great a challenge inflation would prove for monetary policy. "By allowing inflation and inflation expectations to escape the realm of being within their ability to comfortably ...

CPI rises, IMF lowers global outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... to the rise in the June quarter CPI were new dwellings (5.6%) and automotive fuel (4.2%). Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has hugely downgraded its global growth outlook. "The world's three largest economies are stalling, with important ...

Recession a distinct possibility: Natixis

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
... those surveyed thought inflation will remain persistently high. With the prospect of rising interest rates and tightening monetary policy being employed to put inflation back in the bottle, strategists ranked recession risks next on their list of concerns. ...

Treasurer announces RBA review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is instituting the first major review of the setting of monetary policy and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) since the 1990s. In the context of Australia facing a complex combination of difficult economic conditions, Chalmers ...

US rocked by inflation disaster

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... the primary role in fighting inflation and regulating financial institutions," Biden added. Yesterday, International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said inflation is higher than expected and ensuing central bank monetary tightening ...

Sri Lanka announces bankruptcy

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... international market. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced his plans to negotiate with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a bankrupt country. "Our country has held talks with the IMF on many occasions before. But this time ...

Growth scare likely during second half of 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... whether central bankers in their zeal accidentally tip the global economy into recession." Rapid tightening announced by monetary policymakers aims to enforce a slower-growth, lower-inflation outcome. The report said this raises the odds of an economic ...

Julia Lee pops up at State Street

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... Lee said she was excited to join State Street Global Advisors. "At such an unsettled time in markets - as unprecedented monetary policy is unwound and inflation concerns mount - I look forward to helping ETF investors navigate today's markets." Lee ...