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Reserve Bank is done at 3.85%: CBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... decision on the national minimum wage will be critical for the outlook for wages growth along with inflation and the monetary policy outlook in the second half of this year, he added. The onerous data isn't the only cause for concern. "We have seen ...

Budget delivers surplus, with a catch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... activity in 2023-24. A more pronounced slowdown in the world economy could result from continued tightening in global monetary policy in response to persistent inflation or a deterioration in financial conditions. This would affect commodity prices ...

Economic stimulus unlikely in budget: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... been reached and therefore more hikes are unlikely. "As long the economic data in this month's Statement on Monetary Policy is in line with their forecasts or a little bit weaker, the Reserve Bank shouldn't be tightening policy any further," ...

RBA verdict on knife edge: Economists split

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... the risks associated with insufficient tightening. "There is a risk that stopping at 3.60% is premature. Though monetary policy is restrictive, it may not be restrictive enough and a near term move would allay that risk and allow for a more confident ...

RBA appointments prompt debate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... outgoing members Wendy Craik and Mark Barnaba. "They will help ensure the board is well equipped both to deliver monetary policy in an increasingly complex and uncertain environment and to implement the recommendations of the RBA Review," Chalmers said. ...

Review calls for Reserve Bank overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... board in two - much like the structure of the Bank of England and Bank of Canada. This would see the creation of a Monetary Policy Board and a Corporate Governance Board; the former would look at monetary policy decisions and financial system stability ...

Purpose of pause to gather more data: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... was better to continue to raise interest rates to ensure inflation is brought back to target faster, noting that monetary policy could be eased quickly if an adverse shock caused inflation and economic activity to slow by more, or more rapidly, than ...

RBA reforms require bipartisan support: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... infrastructure, banking, and banknote functions. Chalmers further flagged that the Statement on the Conduct of Monetary Policy will potentially be included in the RBA Act. The statement is a common understanding between the RBA governor and government ...

Lowe reinforces more hikes may come

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... gauge the impact of increased interest rates and to assess the economic outlook. "The board is conscious that monetary policy operates with a lag and that the full effect of the increases to date is yet to be felt. It's also conscious that there ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... environment of considerable uncertainty," he said. More importantly, Lowe warned that "some further tightening of monetary policy may well be needed to ensure that inflation returns to target". Many experts, like AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina ...