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Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... flipside, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird - who has remained steadfast that interest rate cuts are on the horizon - believes the first reduction in the cash rate will come in the first quarter of next year. "Our base ...

US election to add to inflation woes: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... both candidates' policies will likely lead to higher inflation and could cause the US Federal Reserve to put further rate cuts on hold, which could impact other established and emerging markets. "Regardless of the US election result, the core themes ...

Commonwealth Bank finally relents on interest rate call

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... 2023 our central case has been the RBA would be on hold through 2024, and this remains our view," Bloxham said. "We see rate cuts as not likely until well into 2025 (our central case is Q2 2025), and some risk that it could take longer or that the RBA ...

ECB drops interest rates to 3.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... forward guidance, instead emphasising their data dependent approach, markets are expecting a further run of consecutive rate cuts over the coming few quarters," Shah said. The Governing Council, which is the main decision-making body of the ECB, typically ...

Market has priced in 'too many' rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
Investors are betting on several interest rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve before the year comes to a close. T. Rowe Price head of investment grade and portfolio manager in the fixed income division Steve Boothe said the market is pricing in several ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... CPI declined to 2.7% in line with expectations. The RBA has already downplayed it and all but ruled out any near-term rate cuts," State Street Global Advisors APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu said. "The focus from here will remain on the labour market ...

Fed cut will not move the dial for RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... that is operating at near its full capacity are contributing to Australia's sticky inflation challenge, and mean rate cuts are unlikely to be on the agenda for some time yet." GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller agreed the August jobs numbers ...

WAM tells investors it 'got the call wrong'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... portfolio, betting that the sharemarket is too confident about a soft economic landing and the magnitude of interest rate cuts priced in by traders. "The valuations of stocks that have perceived certainty and quality has gone beyond any fundamental basis ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
The US Federal Reserve is widely tipped to fire the starting gun on its first rate cutting cycle in years; here's what top economists see unfolding. AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina said some people believe the Fed is behind the curve and that ...

RBA lays down the law on interest rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... rate cut. "The board's message following its meeting only a few weeks ago was that it is premature to be thinking about rate cuts," she said. "Circumstances may change, of course, and if economic conditions don't evolve as expected, the board will respond ...