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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 ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... weeks ago can suddenly be doubtful." He makes a good point. The question of whether central banks would divert monetary policy from fighting inflation to protecting the banking sector was raised earlier this week just days before the the Fed steamed ...

UBS throws $4.8bn lifeline to Credit Suisse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... facilities, through which they can obtain liquidity from the central bank in accordance with the guidelines on monetary policy instruments UBS chief executive Ralph Hamers said the acquisition will build on UBS's strengths and further enhance its ability ...

The thunder is coming: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... this year, we were something like in between the lightning and thunder," Powell explained. "In 2022 we had the monetary policy lightening, and then there's that strange moment when you're in between the lightning and the thunder, and it felt like ...

US interest rates may go higher than expected: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... go." He said restoring price stability will likely require the central bank to maintain a restrictive stance of monetary policy. "Our overarching focus is using our tools to bring inflation back down and to keep longer term inflation expectations well ...