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Inflation still too sticky: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
While Australia's economy has been surprisingly resilient to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate hikes, inflation remains well above global trends, according to UBS's 2024-2025 local economic outlook. The report, written by UBS economists George Tharenou ...

Base rate lifts to 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... by the end of 2024. By the end of 2025, the RBA hopes it will revert to a more acceptable range of 2%-3%. HSBC chief economist for Australia and New Zealand and global commodities Paul Bloxham said the RBA is now in "calibration mode" and less likely ...

Inflation eases to 5.4%, RBA tipped to hike interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... inflation storm clouds" on the horizon. "Expect the RBA to reveal hawk talons on November 7," Miller said. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham agrees, noting that although inflation is decreasing, it remains elevated and is falling at a pace slower than ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... invest each year in closing the gap. It has focused us, not distracted us." Speaking to Financial Standard independent economist Nicki Hutley said she doesn't buy the argument that the Voice has diverted the government's attention away from the ...

RBA's multi-channel approach curbs inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor Christopher Kent has punctuated that beyond the cash-flow channel, where a rise in the cash rate leads to higher interest payments for those with debt, there exists other avenues through which monetary ...

Bullock keeps cash rate at 4.10%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... for months, increasing the cash rate is only good for reducing demand-side pressures like consumer demand." HSBC chief economist for ANZ and global commodities Paul Bloxham predicts a 0.25% hike in the last quarter of 2023, potentially in the November ...

First Super appoints to board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... brings over 30 years' experience to the role, having worked in the forestry industry and related fields as a resource economist, including a two-year secondment to the Canadian Forest Service and senior roles in the Australian Government in research ...

Inflation rises to 5.2%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... CPI indicator, the annual rise of 5.5% in August is lower than the annual rise of 5.8 in July." Meanwhile, HSBC chief economist Australia New Zealand Paul Bloxham cautioned that the numbers might indicate a potential easing of inflation but remain above ...

Koda Capital restructures Investment Strategy Group team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... the chief investment officer role at Koda Capital but will continue with the firm in the newly created role of chief economist, "leveraging her passion for the macroeconomic and investment environment." She's been with Koda since it kicked off in ...

RBA holds cash rate at 4.1%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... the hold following a drop in consumer spending and the ease of inflation. Speaking to Financial Standard, independent economist Nicki Hutley affirmed she is 99% certain that the RBA is done and dusted with hikes. "It's reasonable to say another one ...