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Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... US and as other central banks seem be "more advanced" in their easing cycles, the Reserve Bank of Australia held the cash rate steady at 4.35% in September. Although the move carried a more dovish tone compared to meetings, with the likelihood of another ...

CBA's conviction on December rate cut has 'dipped'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... sticking to its expectations for a rate cut in 2024. "The conviction we have in our call for a 25bp December cut to the cash rate has dipped. But while the risk has firmly shifted to a later start date for the first reduction in the cash rate, we stick ...

RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... felt that not enough had changed since the previous meeting to alter their assessment that the current level of the cash rate best balanced the risks to inflation and the labour market," the minutes said. "They therefore agreed that it was appropriate ...

Schroders launches high yield credit strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... benchmarks, to capture returns with appropriately managed risk." The fund seeks to deliver returns of 2.5% to 3.0% above the cash rate and offers liquidity daily, unlike term deposits. It charges a management fee of 0.50% per annum and requires a minimum ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... into how inflation is trending." The latest inflation data comes after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate on hold at 4.35% at the September meeting yesterday. Despite cooling inflation, the market is not anticipating the data to move ...

Fed cut will not move the dial for RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate cut in four years, reducing the official cash rate by 50 basis points, but experts say the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is still not in a position to do the same. Yesterday's official unemployment ...

Investment boutique calls time after seven years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... the years." Wheelhouse's global fund aimed to deliver long-term returns greater than the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate plus 2.5% over rolling five-year periods. Since inception it's returned 6.4% against the benchmark's 4.3%. Meantime ...

Economists hit back at RBA guidance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... guidance would mean that if the economic data over the near term evolves in line with the banks central forecasts, the cash rate would be left on hold until 2025 - something he disagrees with. "We continue to side with market pricing and think it more ...

BlackRock launches new bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
BlackRock Australia has announced it will launch the iShares 20+ year US Treasury Bond ETF (ASX: ULTB) with a management fee of 0.15%. The addition of the ETF extends the local iShares fixed income range, which it said offers Australian advisers and ...

What does the RBNZ rate cut mean to Australia?

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... year from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). RBA governor Michele Bullock insisted "that a near-term reduction in the cash rate doesn't align with the board's current thinking". Bullock's statement was echoed by deputy governor Andrew Hauser ...