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New Zealand exits recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... in March 2024. New Zealand's cash rate is currently 5.5% while inflation is tracking at 4%. ASB Bank predicts the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will cut interest rates from early 2025. Its inflation target sits between 1% and 3% over the medium ...

RBA issues warning over inflationary spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate on hold at 4.35% in June but would not rule out another hike in the future. The RBA board noted that inflation had fallen substantially since its peak in 2022 but said recent federal and ...

JPMAM, iCapital launch new private market fund for wholesale investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) and iCapital have launched a new Australian domiciled fund designed to afford wholesale investors access to small to mid-market private equity opportunities. The fund, managed by iCapital, and will invest in an underlying ...

'Little prospect' for RBA hike despite stubborn inflation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will almost certainly leave the policy rate unchanged when it meets next week, according to economists. GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller said there was "little prospect" of a change in messaging from the ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... inflation peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and has since declined to 3.6% as of the March quarter of 2024. The Reserve Bank of Australia expects this downward trend to continue, projecting inflation to fall into its target range of 2-3% ...

US looks towards rate cuts, Australia lags behind

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
A raft of economic data came out from the US overnight with US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell indicating the US could cut interest rates at least once this year. A lower-than-expected May CPI print was encouraging, but the FOMC still kept its funds ...

Pengana launches new term account

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... interest from both retail and institutional investors. TermPlus target rates are calculated as a fixed spread above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cash rate. For a one-year term account, that equals RBA cash rate plus 3% net of fees, which currently ...

Recession signs: Economic growth has 'ground to a halt'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... gap has now closed and a negative output gap will slowly emerge over the remainder of 2024 and into 2025," he said. "The Reserve Bank of Australia's highly aggressive rate hiking cycle has clearly worked to slow demand growth in the economy. Rising ...

Inflation debate: Older Australians accused of driving crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has been accused of using young Australians as "cannon fodder" in the fight against inflation after it conceded people aged over-65 are spending more, having "made bank" on the back of increased interest rates. Appearing ...

Interest rate relief unlikely 'this side of Christmas'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
The higher-than-expected monthly CPI data for April could mean the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) hands are tied when it comes to higher-for-longer interest rates. Annual growth in the non-seasonally adjusted CPI lifted from 3.5% to 3.6% in April ...