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QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... in financial markets is never easy, and no one has a crystal ball. We used to be in an environment where the US Federal Reserve was incredibly supportive of risk assets, she notes. "The Fed had inflation under control and was seeking to stimulate the ...

Reserve Bank explores digital currency potential

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
... and approach of the project. A report on the findings of the review will be published at its conclusion. The US Federal Reserve is also currently examining the pros and cons of a CBDC to improve its domestic payments system. Its project launch came shortly ...

Value investing a likely winner: Maple-Brown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... rates, Insync noted that this isn't an earnings de-rating. "Investors are concerned with a policy error by the Federal Reserve that may tighten too hard at a time when inflation rates may be close to peaking and would likely come down quickly if the ...

US enters recession - or does it?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... private sector jobs lost during the pandemic crisis - it's no surprise that the economy is slowing down as the Federal Reserve acts to bring down inflation." Biden went on to tout the nation's 3.6% unemployment rate, second quarter job creation ...

Federal Reserve delivers 0.75bp rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
The US Federal Reserve raised its policy interest rate by 0.75 basis points to 2.5% and indicated further increases will likely be appropriate. Explaining the decision, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said: "From the standpoint of our congressional ...

Rate rises more likely after unemployment plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... tilted to an even larger 75 basis point move, especially if Q2 CPI also surprises to the upside again and the Federal Reserve ends up hiking 100 basis points," UBS said. That being said, RBA governor Phillip Lowe has argued that a 75-basis point move ...

Celsius latest casualty in crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... market analyst Tony Sycamore said in the months gone past the combination of higher-than-expected US inflation and Federal Reserve rate hikes should have been enough to see Bitcoin fall into an abyss. "However, after initially falling 3% to a low of ...

US rocked by inflation disaster

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... announced that'd he'd urge Congress to enact legislation that would reduce the cost of everyday expenses and give the Federal Reserve the room it needs to combat inflation. "The Federal Reserve plays the primary role in fighting inflation and regulating ...

Inflation a greater danger than recession: Powell

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell flagged that the US Federal Reserve had to raise rates rapidly to mitigate higher inflation, even if that increased recession risks. Speaking at the European Central Bank Forum in Portugal, Powell said: "Our aim is ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... have a limited understanding of the impact May's interest rate rise had on inflation. By contrast, the US Federal Reserve, the European central bank, the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England, all have access to data within weeks of making a decision." ...