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Fed cuts rates as Powell is questioned on Trump win

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates overnight, in line with market expectations, but chair Jerome Powell faced a raft of questions over President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House. The Fed continued its policy easing cycle with a 25 ...

US election: Global investors fear inflation boom

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... higher spike in inflation and bond yields," Miller said. "Moreover, Trump's plan to exert more influence over the Federal Reserve decision-making process is not something bond investors are likely to look kindly upon. To emasculate the Fed's independence ...

Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... recovery in September," Morningstar said. Meanwhile, in the US, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 gained ground after the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates last month. Mega-cap stocks rebounded after having exhibited weaker performance in previous ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The Federal Reserve elected to cut interest rates by 50 basis points overnight, its first reduction in four years. The US central bank decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by half a percentage point to 4.75-5%, surprising many ...

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. ...

Discover the best performing asset class of 2023: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... place, international equities (hedged) posted a 21.7% return. The hedged returns were slightly lower due to the Federal Reserve raising rates higher than the Reserve Bank of Australia in 2023. Global small caps (unhedged) achieved a 15.62%, followed ...

Vanguard chief executive Tim Buckley to retire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... company's Asia-Pacific chief investment officer. Davis is also a member of the US department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets.

RBA anticipated to delay interest rate cuts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... Solomon anticipates that while the RBA may eventually slash rates late in the year, it will likely act after the Federal Reserve (Fed) initiates its own cuts, which are not expected to start before May, in line with recent indications from Fed chair ...

Inflation data not encouraging: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... tensions are highly elevated and pose important risks to global economic activity. "Our institutional role at the Federal Reserve is to monitor these developments for their economic implications, which remain highly uncertain," he said. "Speaking for ...

Don't believe inflation hype, says Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... of disinflation in the US and now we've had the first tick up, and somehow the media is extrapolating that the Federal Reserve is on the case and it's all going to end in the crapper," he said. "There's a lot of commentary on a possible '70s-style, second ...