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Cryptocurrencies on radar but not priority: RBA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
Cryptocurrency usage in Australia is currently not large enough to raise policy concerns for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), an official from the central bank said in Sydney yesterday. The Reserve Bank has closely followed developments in the crypto ...

Chief economist update: Rate hike hawks in RBA dove's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... Board. They are Doctors Mark Crosby, Warwick McKibbin and James Morley and they have a message for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) best summed up by Dr. Morely: "With debt levels where they are, house prices where they are, and an economy as robust ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
Australians all, let us rejoice! Our economy is in pole position. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed the economy expanded by 3.1% in the year to the March quarter, accelerating from the 2.4% in the previous ...

HESTA revamps executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... last month. Tan is a former Goldman Sachs portfolio manager and has also worked as an economist for the Reserve Bank of Australia. Tan joins HESTA with an extensive knowledge of our investment approach, having worked closely with its investment team ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to an RBA cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't disappoint when it kept the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.5% following its June 5 board meeting. Except for a few tweaks in the wordings here and there, RBA Governor Philip Lowe's statement ...

Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
We are one and we are many, and all of us don't expect any movement from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) when it meets at 2.30pm today for its monthly monetary policy deliberations. Yes Virginia, RBA Governor Philip Lowe has already gone on ...

ASX invests in e-property settlements business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... operating high volume electronic settlement systems amid regulations as well as it's connectivity with the Reserve Bank of Australia. ASX and ATI are getting two board seats each. InfoTrack's David Wills has been appointed as Sympli's chief executive. ...

Chief economist update: Building approvals on a slowing trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... lower than a year ago. The gentle deceleration in the housing market should provide comfort to both the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at ...

Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... Lastly, not only is fiscal policy being loosened but monetary policy remains accommodative with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) not expected to raise interest rates until sometime next year. But while the Australian domestic narrative is a good story ...

Chief economist update: A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... single bullet shot - a cut in in interest rates or QE - to get the same result. Only yesterday, when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) met and decided to keep the official cash rate unchanged at 1.5%, it noted in its statement that: "An appreciating ...