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Things to watch this reporting season: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
As the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) continues to hike rates, the market should brace for a potential slowdown in 2023, Morningstar says. Morningstar warned of the looming impact of the RBA's aggressive interest rate hikes, saying the Australian economy ...

Inflation expected to have peaked: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has forecast that headline CPI (7.8%) is expected to be the peak in this economic cycle. In a monetary policy statement, the RBA said CPI is still high, affecting a range of goods and services. Global factors such ...

RBA hikes interest rates to 10-year high, flags further increases

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has hiked interest rates to 3.35%, signalling that there are more rate rises ahead. Despite moderating global inflation, high CPI inflation in Australia (7.8%), driven by both domestic demand and global factors, remains ...

RBA cash rate hike forecast by economists

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is widely tipped to lift the cash rate by 25 basis points today to fight ongoing inflationary pressure. According to HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham, inflation is too high and there's yet to be clear evidence ...

Aussie shares to continue outperformance: Oliver

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... times than global shares on 15.3 times and US shares on 17.1 times. On monetary tightening, Oliver said that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) policy is no longer relatively tight compared to other major central banks, including the Federal Reserve. ...

Downside risk dominates Australia's economic outlook: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... expected to have peaked at around 8% in Q4 2022 and to gradually decline as near-term pressures wane, reaching the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) inflation target band (2-3%). With these risks in mind, the IMF made several fiscal and monetary policy ...

Inflation beats forecasts, hits 7.8%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... GST in 2000. The annual CPI increase came in at 7.8%, the highest rate seen since 1990. While it didn't hit the Reserve Bank of Australia's expectation of 8%, it does outpace most economists' forecasts. The increase was primarily driven by ...

Bonds are back: GSFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... framework, run the risk of entrenching higher inflation in Australia compared to elsewhere." Against that background, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should be possessed of an acute inflation anxiety in its approach to policy settings through 2023 ...

Australia likely to avoid recession: Oliver

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... growth likely stronger than feared, and improved valuations should make for better returns." Oliver said that the Reserve Bank of Australia is less aggressive and less likely to overtighten compared to other major central banks. "Thanks to poor weather ...

Australian CPI accelerates to 7.3%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... February 2020 prior to the start of the pandemic." Chesler said there are expectations for another 0.25% increase at the Reserve Bank of Australia's first meeting in February with a terminal rate of 3.85% by mid-2023. He added jobless rates will most ...