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Economists divided: RBA's moment of truth looms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... in the economy which supports a more patient approach," Solomon said. AMP senior economic Diana Mousina noted that RBA governor Phillip Lowe has highlighted the importance of key data points, including labour force data, consumer surveys, retail sales ...

Australian CPI falls to 6.8%, adds to halt hopes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... slowed to 6.8% from its record high of 7.3%, adding to theories the Reserve Bank of Australia will pause rate hikes. RBA governor Philip Lowe previously explained the board needed four pieces of domestic data to properly form its decision. The latest ...

RBA rate rises up in the air: Economists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... the transmission mechanism in Australia hits home borrowers in a way it doesn't offshore." Earlier in the month, RBA governor Phillip Lowe flagged the release of important data would largely inform the board's policy decision in April. In an economic ...

Inflation erodes retiree savings by 7.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... this age range spent $41,477 in the last year. In hiking the base rate to 3.60% on March 7, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe said global inflation remains very high, but at home it seems as though inflation has peaked. "Goods price inflation ...

Inflation decimates retiree purchasing power

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... living. Even if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) returns inflation back to its 2-3% target range by 2025, which RBA governor Philip Lowe called a "fantastic outcome", retirees are still at risk. With inflation of 2%, a retirees' income loses 25% ...

We are closer to a pause: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered its tenth consecutive rate hike, raising the cash rate by 25bps to 3.60%, however RBA governor Philip Lowe signaled a break could be in sight. "We are closer to a pause," Lowe said today while speaking at the Financial ...

ART appoints new board, investment committee members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... trustees from and as director-general of the Departments of Housing and Community Services. Meanwhile, former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia Guy Debelle has been appointed as an external advisor to the ART investment committee. Debelle ...

We did too much: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
Fronting another parliamentary hearing today, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe acknowledged the central bank incorrectly predicted rates wouldn't rise until 2024, admitting he's embarrassed. Lowe explained that the pandemic ...

I know it's hard, but it could be harder: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
Appearing at a Senate hearing today, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe said people have forgotten how corrosive inflation is. The governor explained the RBA has one priority and that is to bring inflation down. "Inflation at the moment ...

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... their public statements and record of prioritising ESG initiatives over shareholder return." In August 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the trustees of the US$253.1 billion State Board of Administration (SBA) have banned ESG from considerations ...