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Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
A Macquarie Business School academic has said one-off payments like those expected in next week's Federal Budget won't do anything to address long-term structural issues in Australia's economy. A one-off payment to combat the rising cost of living is ...

US, UK hike interest rates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have increased interest rates - with the US pulling the trigger on rates for the first time since 2018. Effective from March 17, the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.25% to 0.40%. The US ...

ETF Securities, 21Shares introduce market monitor

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... Russo-Ukrainian conflict, of which capital likely came out of the equity market. Other macroeconomic triggers include the Federal Reserve's infamous interest rate hike to curb inflation which is at its 40-year-high now. The hike is expected to float ...

Biden signs executive order on digital assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... non-fungible token sale. The order also supports the development of a central bank digital currency, which the Federal Reserve is already consulting on. In late January the bank released a discussion paper weighing the pros and cons of introducing such ...

CalPERS, CalSTRS face fossil fuels ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... longer be used to exasperate the issues of climate change," Gonzalez said. CalPERS and CalSTRS are the two largest, non-federal public pension funds in the US, with about US$469 billion and US$327 billion in assets, respectively.

Federal Reserve mulls central bank digital currency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
The US Federal Reserve Board is examining the pros and cons of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as it considers whether the creation of one would improve the domestic payments system. Considering the current state of the US domestic payments system ...

DIY investors embrace Meta Platforms

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... The Bank of England became the first major central bank last month to raise rates from record lows, while the US Federal Reserve has warned investors to expect up to three rate rises this year. Despite that, electric vehicle company, Tesla, remained ...

How to invest in China: Capital Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... making sure to invest "carefully and in select areas like pharmaceuticals". The International Monetary Fund and US Federal Reserve expect China's economy to grow at a healthy rate, with a forecast growth rate of 5.6% on the back of global trade activity ...

Economic recap: Week to December 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... transmissibility, and resistance to current vaccines. Not only this, Australia and the world now must contend with the US Federal Reserve's recent change of tact. After insisting that the recent surge in inflation is "transitory" for months, Fed ...

La Trobe fined for misleading investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
La Trobe Financial has been fined for misleading investors in its $5 billion fund. The Federal Court has ordered La Trobe Financial Asset Management to pay a $750,000 penalty for false and misleading marketing of the La Trobe Australian Credit Fund ...