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Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) left the interest rate on hold at 3.5% - 3.75% overnight, as was widely expected. The rate hold comes in the wake of the US Department of Justice serving the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026

In an unprecedented move, the US Department of 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 ...

How this budget was built

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023

To understand how the 2023-24 federal budget was built, you need to understand its 2022-23 foundations because just five taxes accounted for 97% of all taxation revenue and just six programs accounted for 71% of all expenditures, with the biggest two ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020

A new report ranking US public pension funds by their ability to pay future benefits suggests several will likely go insolvent as a result of COVID-19. The issues facing public pension funds in the US are widely known, and while it's not clear how ...

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019

... and other applications." Not only that, Mr. and Mrs. Jones' household would be hit too. As per Factset, stating: "The NY Fed released new research suggesting average US household could pay $831/yr after Trump raised tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019

... started reversal proceedings by announcing a pause in its quest to bring monetary policy back to normality, punctuated by NY Fed president John Williams' recent comment that the Fed funds rate is now at neutral. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) ...

Of war, rate hikes and balance sheets

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 10 APR 2017

... would likely be appropriate later this year." Wall Street's sanguine reaction to this could be because of comments from NY Fed president William Dudley that there could be a "little pause" in rate hikes when the Fed starts to normalise its BS. Or it ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016

... inflation target, and financial tightening through the exchange rate and rising risk spreads on financial assets." This echoes NY Fed Dudley's his warning that, further US$ strength could have "significant consequences" on the US economic outlook and ...

US dollar downed

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016

... a plus for oil and other commodity prices. But what caused the sharp reversal in the US dollar overnight? Specifically, NY Fed President William Dudley's comment that, "financial conditions are considerably tighter than they were at the time of the December ...

Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016

... inflation outlook, the most concerning is the possibility that inflation expectations become unanchored to the downside" (NY Fed pres Dudley) and "Low inflation expectations may keep actual inflation lower, all else equal, making it more difficult for ...

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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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