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RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
It'll be interesting to be a fly on the wall of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) boardroom today when Governor Philip Lowe and his team deliberate on what to do with the country's monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the Australian ...

More fires than hires

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... Institute "house expectations index" jumped by 2.2% in March from February and by 26.7% from a year earlier. RBA Assistant Governor (Financial System) Michele Bullock just recently underscored the Australian central bank's role of maintaining "overall ...

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... regarding the RBA's "emphasis on financial stability". Just yesterday at the Bloomberg Breakfast conference, RBA Assistant Governor (Financial System) Michele Bullock underscored the Australian central bank's role of maintaining "overall financial stability". ...

RBA zeroes in on balance sheets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... balance sheets - rather than indicators such as credit or rising house prices - are a key focus for the RBA, assistant governor Michele Bullock said. Bullock told this morning's Bloomberg address on the risks facing Australia's economy since the global ...

Chinese inflation slows and quickens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
People's Bank of China (PBOC) deputy governor Yi Gang's predicted inflation rate of 2% - 3% for this year appears at risk should the recent sharp slowdown in CPI inflation persist over the coming months. Headline inflation increased by a mere 0.8% in ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... rates for hospitality, restaurant, fast food, retail and pharmacy workers threw another spanner in the works for RBA Governor Philip Lowe's positive outlook on wages the day before. One that's been almost instantaneously contradicted by the Australian ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... wage growth is imminent, but nor does it suggest that a further slowing is in prospect." Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe said this in his prepared remarks at the 'Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum' in Sydney on the 22nd ...

Sunny days not expected to last

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... weakness in business investment presents another blow to the BOJ's efforts in defeating deflation and affirms BoJ Deputy Governor Hiroshi Nakaso's recent comment that the central bank still has a long way to go in achieving its 2% inflation target.

ANZ director retires after nine years

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... ANZ director retired following the bank's annual general meeting having served on the board for nine years. Former RBA governor and distinguished economist Ian Macfarlane became an ANZ director in 2007; at the time, he also became a director at Woolworths. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... in Q4 from 9.5% in Q3); family income (4.9% from 0.2%); financial situation (0.7% from -2.2%). According to BSP deputy governor Diwa Guinigundo, improvements in the peace and order situation, effective government policies, less government corruption ...