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Economists divided over cash rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... meeting as a pause." After the RBA surprised the market in May lifting the cash rate by 25 basis points, HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham concurs that a hike is unlikely, but equally can't be ruled out. "The arguments for holding steady include that ...

Wage increases to offset more rate hikes: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... then it's bigger than last year's increases which were 5.2% for the minimum and 4.6% for the award," AMP chief economist Shane Oliver told Financial Standard. "Our rough calculation is that it adds about 1.25% to wages growth compared to what ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
AMP chief economist Shane Oliver says the risk of recession is rising alongside the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) rate increases. Earlier in the week, the Australian share market rallied following the decision by US lawmakers to raise the debt ...

Inflation rises to 6.8%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... another rate hike. The latest CPI numbers, released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), exceeded economist predictions of 6.4%, and shows inflation is still sitting above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target. Higher fuel ...

Could the anti-woke movement come to Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... Florida, which actively prohibit pension funds in their jurisdictions from following ESG principles. In July 2022, The Economist released an article arguing that ESG is "the three letters that won't save the planet". Then, in March, US President ...

Reserve Bank is done at 3.85%: CBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... more interest rate rises might be on the horizon depending on how the economy and inflation track, but CommSec senior economist Ryan Felsman believes an increase next month is unlikely. In the minutes from its May meeting, the RBA reaffirmed the board's ...

abrdn chief economist rejoins Reserve Bank

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
Jeremy Lawson has rejoined Australia's central bank after working as abrdn's chief economist for 10 years. Lawson has been appointed deputy head of the international department at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), effective August 1. He began ...

AustralianSuper hires investment lead in Europe

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... the Bank of England, first in the wholesale markets supervision division (covering the gilts market) and then as an economist. After working as head of investment strategy at Barclays Wealth, he joined Coutts to lead the bank's asset allocation strategy. ...

RBA verdict on knife edge: Economists split

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... economists cautioned Australians not to discount the possibility of further rate hikes throughout the year. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver said: "Inflation has now peaked and is falling a bit faster than the RBA expected. Although it's a close call ...

RBA appointments prompt debate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... his possible reappointment. However, when weighing up if the changes will help the pockets of Australians, HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham said it's still unclear. "Only time will tell if these arrangements can deliver ...