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Inflation slows, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... we do not believe that the inflation beast has been fully tamed. Yesterday's budget measures indicate that fiscal and monetary policy continues to be at odds, with a number of measures, including the tax cuts, student debt cuts, and the spending on Medicare ...

RBA forecasting has been 'terrible': Yarra Capital Management

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... Management co-head of Australian fixed income Roy Keenan believes the RBA is "really behind the curve" when it comes to easing monetary policy, arguing that a delayed rate cut has little to no effect. The firm had predicted at least two interest rate ...

Underperforming managers in China could see pay halved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... Chinese equities outperformed the APAC region, the US, and FTSE All-World Index in February. The rally came off the back of monetary and fiscal stimulus in September 2024. But the rally began to fade from October 2024 to January 2025. "Escalating US-China ...

Tokenisation can save US$135m in back-office costs: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... and Fidelity International aims to tokenise money market funds and digital foreign exchange swaps with the help of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and its Project Guardian scheme, a collaboration between policymakers and industry players to enhance ...

GDP edges higher, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... well below Australia's historical average (3.34% annual growth), the modest GDP growth in an environment of tighter monetary policy indicates the economy is heading towards recovery," McCormack said. "The main question is whether this positive momentum ...

War on inflation: Australia vs New Zealand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... challenges was different enough that it has driven different economic outcomes," Bloxham said. The RBNZ delivered substantial monetary tightening, lifting interest rates 525 basis points in total, with Bloxham saying the central bank accepted that it ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... Treasury Corporation chief economist Brian Redican said at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum. Redican said monetary policy is no longer the only game in town, for example, noting that President Trump's tariff decisions will have a "much bigger ...

RBA delivers 'cautious' cut, road ahead unclear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... "Furthermore, productivity growth has not picked up, which implies that growth in unit labour costs remains high. "If monetary policy is eased too much too soon, disinflation could stall, and inflation would settle above the midpoint of the target range. ...

ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... Baker Baker is a director of the Regional Australia Institute. Most recently, she was appointed to the central bank's Monetary Policy Board. For her part, Thomas recently stepped down from the Brighter Super board, having been a director since 2017 ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... expertise and enthusiasm to the table, we won't have ethical and effective implementation of AI." The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that about 40% of employment worldwide will be impacted by AI, while Goldman Sachs foresees 300 million ...