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Super sector an important source of resilience: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has released its latest Financial Stability Review, saying Australia has a "good degree of resilience". The RBA said private market activity in Australia has supported favourable business credit conditions over recent ...

AI stocks mask broader market weakness: UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... alongside inflation data and central bank decisions. While further US rate rises remain a possibility, he said the Reserve Bank of Australia may pause to assess the impact of its latest increase, with its next move dependent on incoming inflation fig ...

Lowe slams government spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
Former Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe has shared his thoughts on the current state of the economy. Speaking with the Institute of Public Affairs, Lowe said there was no reason for the government to run a large budget deficit. "Now ...

Interest rates at highest level in 15 years

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
The monetary policy board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) unanimously agreed to increase the interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.6%, the highest level since 2011. The RBA said the hike was a result of inflation remaining "elevated" and risks ...

RBA workers slam 'copy and paste' pay offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) workers have vowed to reject the central bank's pay offer for a second time after the Finance Sector Union (FSU) accused management of putting forward an unchanged proposal. The FSU said RBA staff had voted against a ...

Jobs data 'final nail in the coffin' for rate rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... economist David Bassanese said the overall strength in employment will likely be the final nail in the coffin for a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate increase next week. "All up... the strength in employment during August needs to be taken ...

ASX still falling short of RBA's expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) annual assessment of the ASX's clearing and settlement (CS) facilities has found the market operator is still not meeting the mark. The ASX CS facilities were rated as having 'observed' or 'broadly observed' many ...

ASX reshapes executive leadership team

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... tenure as head of markets. He has 35 years' experience across senior roles at NZX, ANZ, First NZ Capital and National Bank of New Zealand. Vaisanen also brings more than 25 years' experience in global markets and client services, primarily with ...

Fed's rate hike exacerbates Australia's outlook

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... 2027." Exacerbating outlook in Australia Domestically, the trimmed mean inflation (3.6%), a measure utilised by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), remains outside of the RBA's targeted range (2-3%), with most of the Australian market (77%) sharing ...

ECB hikes rates, economists expect RBA might be next

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... There's a lot to like about the Australian economy, but we have one big problem and that's inflation," Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Andrew Hauser told the ABC this week. "Inflation is too high, and that's why we raise interest ...
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