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FOMC holds rates as Chalmers boasts 'our inflation is lower'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... now 0.5% and that makes it around a third of what it was at the time of the election." Chalmers' comments come as the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady overnight at 4.25-4.5%. It was the first time since August 2024 the FOMC left policy unchanged. ...

CPI nears RBA's target range, but rate cut remains in doubt: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... "mitigating" the cost-of-living crisis. However, the RBA is forecasting inflation will spill over its target range once state and federal governments pull back support. "Headline inflation is expected to temporarily be within the target range over the ...

Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... the lower house in October last year; it currently remains before the Senate and could be postponed to until after the federal election. Burgess has previously pointed out the Bill will likely not pass the Senate crossbench, but claimed the government ...

Financial services deregulation boosts economy by $2bn: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... legacy products and facilitate the movement of consumers into more modern, higher performing, and lower-cost products. The Federal Election Policy Priorities report also points to implementing an evidence-based review of the tax system, instead of piecemeal ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... First Nations peoples are in the poorest 20% of the population," Oxfam Australia chief executive Lyn Morgain said. "As the federal election looms, it's critical that our political leaders take bold steps to ensure the super-rich pay their fair share ...

$3m super tax will level playing field: Australia Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... the tax on members' earnings above $3 million from 15% to 30%. The bill's future now rests after the upcoming federal election. Jericho said if the government can convince the crossbench to support these changes, all Australians would be better ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... exclusive from earlier in the day that described a Trump memo indicating no immediate tariffs. Rather, the memo directed federal agencies to study trade policies and evaluate the trade relationships with China, Canada and Mexico." RaboResearch Australia ...

SEC fines private equity firms for recordkeeping failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... failing to keep appropriate communications records. They join a growing list of financial institutions that have violated federal securities regulation for using unapproved communication methods or "off-channel communications," according to the SEC. ...

Bitcoin now 7th largest global asset

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... capitalisation, according to new research from Binance Australia. However, momentum stalled in late December when the US Federal Reserve scaled back its planned 2025 rate cuts from four to two, triggering a sharp correction, wiping out US$500 billion ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... policy tightening, public sector demand remains robust, a trend which he expects will continue in the lead-up to the 2025 federal election. "Moreover, a significant factor contributing to the stickiness of inflation in Australia is stagnant labour productivity ...