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Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
If anything, the National Australia Bank's July business survey added credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's optimistic take on the outlook for economic activity in the country, but not inflation which it expects "to pick up gradually as the economy ...

Australian dollar poses problem for RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... inflation has been revised a little higher, and lies between two and 3% over much of the forecast period." This was the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) opening paragraph in its 'Statement of Monetary Policy' report for August 2017. The overall tone ...

RBI succumbs to low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut interest rates by 25 basis points - repo rate to 6% (the first reduction in 10 months and the lowest rate since October 2010) and the reverse repo rate to 5.75% (reversing the 25 bps hike announced only four months ...

Australian businesses lift borrowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... housing loans are still growing 7.4% compared to owner-occupier loans growing just 6.1%. Though still strong, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) should welcome early signs of flattening (not ...

Good jobs, sluggish pay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... latest Australian labour market update provided another justification for the optimism and seemingly hawkish turn the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) conveyed in the minutes of its 4 July board meeting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported ...

Midwinter recruits to strengthen cyber security strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... security offering, Kamino. Li brings a wealth of experience in building and leading teams from his time at CBA and the Reserve Bank of Australia, according to Midwinter managing director Julian Plummer. Kamino will provide vulnerability assessments ...

Data dictates immediate BOE action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
No one expected the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise or lower the official cash rate from its current 1.5% when its board met on the 4 July, but only a few expected the Australian central bank to follow its bigger overseas peers into a more ...

Not so happy EOFY for the All Ords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... and the improving momentum in China continues, we could see a happier EOFY in 2017-18. Tomorrow we'll find out the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) thinking on these.

Australian property love affair cannot please everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... prices for all dwellings increased by 9.7% over the year, up from 8.5% in May. Private sector credit (d efinition) The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) publishes data on Australian private sector credit in its monthly RBA Bulletin. The RBA disaggregates ...

UBS chief economist resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... be George Tharenou who is currently a senior economist within Haslem's team. Tharenou joined UBS in 2006 from the Reserve Bank of Australia, prior to which he was an economist for Queensland Treasury. In the memo UBS credited Haslem with making an invaluable ...