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GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Bank (RBA). The RBA is already of the view that the economy is operating above its potential." Smith added that the central bank may be alarmed that there was no labour productivity growth recorded in the quarter. "Unless this changes, low growth and ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Iran was hit by joint strikes from the United States and Israel over the weekend, after talks between the US and Iran over nuclear capabilities broke down. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in the conflict, and Iran ...

Monetary policy decisions now 'more difficult': Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... and higher than hoped inflation data this week, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock said the central bank is doing its best. Speaking at an event in Melbourne last night, Bullock said there is a fine line in economics between science ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... struck a slightly more positive tone than the RBA board gave off in the Statement on Monetary Policy. Plumb said the central bank believes inflation has been driven higher by sector-specific pressures, which it expects will ease in the coming quarters. ...

UniSuper 'missed out' on gold rally, but for good reason: Pearce

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Despite the glittering gold rally, UniSuper has steered away from the bullion saying it does not produce income for its members. UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the $166 billion super fund does accept gold to be a store of value and ...

RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... showing a higher unemployment rate and slowing GDP growth over 2026. In its Statement on Monetary Policy (SoMP), the central bank expects GDP growth to pick up slightly in the near-term before declining to just 1.6% through to June 2028. "On the assumption ...

Global pension assets near $90tn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... dynamics. Fiscal support and AI-related investment should remain as important growth drivers. "Inflation trends and central bank actions will be key, particularly in the US, where strong capital spending and supportive fiscal policy may continue to support ...

RBA lifts the cash rate for first time since 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... few signs of cooling." KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne said the move is a "more aggressive" approach from the central bank in the fight against inflation. "The circumstances of noisy data, transitory cost influences and steady (albeit soft) downwards ...

Trump taps Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... part, to a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings. However, Powell - and 12 other central bank leaders - believe the move from the Trump administration was less about his statement, and more an act of political pressure ...

Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) left the interest rate on hold at 3.5% - 3.75% overnight, as was widely expected. The rate hold comes in the wake of the US Department of Justice serving the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment ...