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Fed's Powell says 'time has come' to cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has declared that inflation is on a sustainable path back to the 2% target and the "time has come" to start cutting interest rates. Powell spoke to global central bankers, policymakers, economists, and academics ...

Regulators given new powers to protect financial markets in crises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... recommendations of the Council of Financial Regulators - a coordinating body that comprises APRA, ASIC, Treasury, and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). "The RBA now has powers to step in and promptly resolve a crisis at a domestic clearing and settlement ...

ART appoints chief financial officer, promotes managers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... Hall is a long-serving ART investment professional. He came across from QSuper 13 years ago and earlier worked at the Reserve Bank of Australia as an economist and portfolio analyst. The third new leader, Zoe McHugh, joined Sunsuper just before it merged ...

What does the RBNZ rate cut mean to Australia?

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) trimmed its interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% after holding a decades-high rate of 5.50% since May 2023. The central bank pointed to inflation converging to its target range as the core reason ...

Wages grow 0.7% in June quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... annually, continuing the moderation seen since the peak of 91.6% in the June 2023 quarter. This reflects fewer rises in the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate in the last 12 months and a slowing in the rollover of expired fixed rate mortgages ...

NZ Super Fund names chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... follows a thorough recruitment process. Mitchell brings extensive industry experiences, including different roles at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Morgan Stanley, Westpac Investment Management and ABN Amro. Speaking on the appointment, Guardians chief ...

RBA on hold: Experts split on 2024 cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.35% at its August board meeting. RBA governor Michele Bullock said the case for an interest rate cut in the near-term was not a likely scenario. "Based on what I know today and what ...

Markets melt down over 'premature' recession fears

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... US recession. Mediocre jobs data released in the US sparked recession fears with investors also concerned the Federal Reserve is behind in cutting interest rates. However, Bell Potter research assistant Andrew Ho said the market reaction may be an overreaction. ...

Former wealth management chief ousted from financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
The founder and former chief executive of wealth management firm United Global Capital, Joel Hewish, has been slapped with a 10-year ban from providing financial services. Hewish, who is also prohibited from holding any role within a financial services ...

Inflation rises but RBA hike not inevitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu said the rise in inflation came in above expectations but an interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is not necessarily on the cards. "The data reiterates our view that the interest rates are restrictive ...