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In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... can't. I've allowed the horse to come to the water with cheap funding. I can't make it drink," he said. The RBA official cash rate was at 2.5% at the time. It has since been taken down a full 100 basis points to a record low 1.5%. Still, businesses aren't ...

RBNZ on steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... steady while at the same time offering a positive assessment and outlook for the months ahead. The RBNZ left the official cash rate unchanged at 1.75% at the conclusion of its 9 February meeting, noting the improvement in the global outlook, "The recovery ...

RBA joins the bulls in central bank shop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... three big central banks - BOJ, Fed, BOE - that met last week, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate unchanged at 1.5% while at the same time offering a positive outlook on the global and domestic economy. According to the RBA ...

DomaCom gets ASIC tick for bond crowdfunding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... and will allow for investment loans in the DomaCom property portfolio. They will offer a yield of 3.54% over the RBA cash rate with the security of a first registered mortgage and a loan-to value ratio (LVR) of less than 50%." "Mortgage Bonds will usually ...

Low prices inflate RBA rate cut chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... the RBA's concerns over adding more fuel to the overheated housing market, it would be justified to cut the official cash rate sooner rather than later. More so given the renewed strength in the Australian dollar - it's currently fetching US$0.7534 ...

Moody Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... the month of May (8.5%) and August (2.0%) last year - the two months when the Australian central bank cut the official cash rate by 25 bps each.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... in the ACT. Australia RBA policy decision As widely-expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.5% following its 6 December Board meeting which it deemed "consistent with sustainable growth in ...

FirstChoice Alternatives adds new macro manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... fund." The portfolio was launched in 2014 and aims to generate a before fees return of the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate plus 4% by investing in a diversified portfolio of alternative investment strategies.

CPI says RBA no go on Melbourne Cup Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... November, Melbourne Cup Day, but not on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shaving another 25 basis points off the official cash rate that currently stands at a record low 1.5%. This is the message from the September quarter inflation update. The Australian ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... major household item" both increased by 3.5% over the month of September - no doubt spurred by the lower interest rates (cash rate of 1.5% versus 2.0% last year) and employment prospects (unemployment rate at 5.7% versus 6.1% last year) with the "unemployment ...