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Institutional investors' risk appetite trends down: State Street

ANGELIQUE MINAS | TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026

... pick-up in institutional risk exposure towards mid-January, uncertainty around Federal Reserve policy, including the Fed chair nomination, as well as market liquidity and valuation concerns drove a more moderate risk stance by the month's end. The Institutional ...

Trump taps Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026

US President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chair of the US Federal Reserve (Fed), as current chair Jerome Powell's term is set to come to an end in May. The nomination comes at a time of contention between ...

Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026

... US Department of Justice serving the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over testimony Fed chair Jerome Powell gave at the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025. The testimony was related, in part, to a multi-year project ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026

... Justice served the US Federal Reserve (Fed) with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over testimony Fed chair Jerome Powell gave at the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025. The testimony was related, in part, to a multi-year project ...

Economist calls for 35bps rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025

... avoid making a larger cut after the 50bps cut delivered by the US Federal Reserve in September 2024 backfired. "[US Fed chair Jerome] Powell has only seen credibility continue to erode, facing dissent at the December FOMC meeting," Solomon said. "Next ...

FOMC holds rates as Chalmers boasts 'our inflation is lower'

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025

... August 2024 the FOMC left policy unchanged. While the decision to keep rates in the US steady was no surprise to markets, Fed chair Jerome Powell flagged uncertainty around the new Trump administration's policies. Powell said the FOMC will not act until ...

Markets look to US rate cuts as inflation falls

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024

... forecasted 3.4%. However, deVere group chief executive Nigel Green said the marginal decline in inflation, combined with Fed chair Jerome Powell's recent congressional testimony, has spurred market speculation about faster rate cuts. "The inflation ...

Powell confirms rate cuts likely 'at some point' this year

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024

... interest rates will likely be cut at some point this year," Commonwealth Bank associate economist Harry Ottley said. "Fed chair Jerome Powell said policy makers need to 'have greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably down' toward the 2% ...

RBA anticipated to delay interest rate cuts

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024

... Reserve (Fed) initiates its own cuts, which are not expected to start before May, in line with recent indications from Fed chair Jerome Powell against a March interest rate cut. Regarding today's RBA monetary policy meeting, a Finder survey of 27 ...

Inflation falls to 4.1%, RBA weighs rate cut

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024

... target range until it gains greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%. During a press conference, Fed chair Jerome Powell pushed back against the idea of a policy rate cut in March, calling it "unlikely" as a result of the lingering ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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