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RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... peaked again, has played in driving inflation and interest rate decisions. The grilling came off the back of the Monetary Policy Board upping the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85% on Tuesday. At a hearing of the House of Representatives Standing ...

RBA lifts the cash rate for first time since 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... executive vice president and head of Australian portfolio management Adam Bowe said a more cautious approach to monetary policy may be on the horizon in the coming months. "We consider the current cash rate as restrictive, and expect that overtime it ...

Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... additional adjustments to our policy rate based on the incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks. Monetary policy is not on a preset course, and we will make our decisions on a meeting-by-meeting basis. "We remain committed to supporting ...

IMF flags 'drawn out' inflation battle in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... to see some drawn-out persistence in above-target inflation," it said. The IMF said central banks must tailor monetary policy to uphold price stability amid ongoing shifts in the global economic landscape. "Monetary policymakers in countries where inflation ...

ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... month, supported by tight supply conditions, resilient central bank demand and growing expectations of easier monetary policy in 2026," Global X ETFs senior product and investment strategist Marc Jocum said. December's weakest performers were led ...

Rest returns 'healthy' 9.22% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... responded positively to earnings strength, which supported company valuations, and several central banks eased monetary policy," Clancy said. "It's great to deliver another year of healthy investment returns in 2025 for Rest's more than two million members. ...

Change in AI sentiment, credit events could 'derail activity': AustralianSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... the first year of its 15 th Five-Year Plan which is traditionally a growth phase, easing of post-pandemic tight monetary policy and strong AI investments spilling across the broader economy. However, Page noted that even though the medium-term looks ...

RBA hike may come as soon as February

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... a tight labour market, new (higher) inflation forecasts, strong housing and household consumption all point to monetary policy being too accommodative," Citi economist Faraz Syed. "Therefore, we shift our no policy change view to 50 basis points worth ...

RBA opts to keep cash rate on hold

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
At its meeting yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reached a monetary policy decision to keep the cash rate unchanged at 3.6%. In explaining why, the board warned of possible rate rises in 2026 as it takes a more cautious response to inflationary ...

RBA says it can 'afford to be patient' on rate decisions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... judgements on the extent of spare capacity, the outlook for the labour market and the degree of restrictiveness of monetary policy," the minutes said. The RBA said members discussed developments that could materially influence their decisions at future ...