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Economic recap: Week to November 19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... their bond purchases, and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) ditched its target to keep the April 2024 Australian government bond yield at 10 basis points at its November meet. But overall, major central banks are keeping up with the narrative that ...

Economic recap: Week to November 12

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... of Australia (RBA) jump or was pushed by the bond market to scrap its target to keep the April 2024 Australian government bond yield at 10 basis points. The answer to this question becomes important because it would dictate future RBA actions - whether ...

Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... the RBA's November 2 decision to "discontinue the target of 10 basis points for the April 2024 Australian Government bond", forced into submission by the bond markets. But as the RBA explained: "The decision to discontinue the yield target reflects ...

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... rate on Exchange Settlement balances of 0%; maintain the target of 10 basis points for the April 2024 Australian Government bond; purchase government securities at the rate of $4 billion a week and to continue the purchases at this rate until at least ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... rate on Exchange Settlement balances of 0% maintain the target of 10 basis points for the April 2024 Australian government bond continue to purchase government securities at the rate of $5 billion a week until early September and then $4 billion a week ...

Chief economist update: RBA cash rate on ice until 2024

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... unchanged; "including: the targets of 10 basis points for the cash rate and the yield on the 3-year Australian government bond; the parameters of the government bond purchase program; and the rate of zero per cent on Exchange Settlement balances". Financial ...

Court says minister has 'duty of care' in coal investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
The Federal Court has ruled in favour of eight high school students, finding that the Federal Environment Minister has a duty of care not to cause them harm from climate change. The case was brought by Equity Generation Lawyers principal David Barnden. ...

Chief economist update: A date with the RBA in July

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... unchanged - "including the targets of 10 basis points for the cash rate and the yield on the 3-year Australian government bond, as well as the parameters of the Term Funding Facility and the government bond purchase program". As expected, it lifted Australia's ...

Government debt blows out 420%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
The federal government's debt levels soared 420% over the last 25 years, shifting Australia up two notches on the rankings of an index to 13 th place. According to the inaugural Janus Henderson's Sovereign Debt Index, the federal government ...

Commonwealth seeks to stop bond class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
Orders have been made in a case brought against the Commonwealth by a 23-year-old student over climate change risk as it relates to government bonds, as the government attempts to stop the class action. Katta O'Donnell is seeking to hold the Australian ...