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Australian economy in 'very good place': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... Australian economy is in a good position, with inflation within the board's target range of between 2-3%. Bullock said the central bank is pleased to see inflation having reached that target range. "On the first part of our mandate, inflation has fallen ...

ASIC makes 'first-of-its-kind' exemption to broaden digital asset access

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... In July 2025, ASIC provided regulatory relief for participants of Project Acacia, a three-year project to test the central bank digital currency.

Binance names head of APAC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance appoints a new head of APAC after Vishal Sacheendran left the business in July. SB Seker, who previously worked as senior VP at Crypto.com, will lead the group's Asia Pacific operations, bringing with him a ...

RBA 'alert' to impact of tech on the economy: Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... the economy? "These are open questions, and we need to be alert to different possible impacts." Bullock said the central bank was considering the impacts of technology on Australia's financial stability and said it has been working closely with the Council ...

CBA appoints head of Australian economics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... international economics and foreign exchange, responsible for developing CBA's forecasts for the major global economies, central bank policy and currencies. "The refresh of our GEMR team underscores our commitment to delivering sharp, actionable insights ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
Markets have all but recovered from when 'Liberation Day' threatened a meltdown, and asset classes of all flavours are pushing to new highs. But with valuations ahead of fundamentals amid uncertainty, fixed income is in focus as investors look ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... followed by further cuts in February and May 2026. Meanwhile, Schroders head of fixed income Kellie Wood said the central bank's statements were more dovish than expected. "The RBA delivered its third 25bps cut in August, taking the cash rate to 3.6%. ...

RBA cut 'highly likely', but caution remains

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... Price co-portfolio manager of the dynamic global bond strategy Scott Solomon said unlike the last meeting where the central bank surprised many by leaving rates on hold, a cut this month is expected. "Similar to the rest of the world, Australia's economy ...

Betashares adds global bond ETF to lineup

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Betashares introduced a new global bond ETF, providing Australian investors instant access to over 30,000 treasury, government-related, corporate and securitised bonds from across the world. The Global Aggregate Bond Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: WBND) ...

Bullock reaffirms RBA's 'gradual easing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has reaffirmed the central bank's policy of gradually easing interest rates, as economists continue to price in a cut next month. Speaking at the Anika Foundation Fundraising Lunch, Bullock said ...