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RBA is 'overachieving' on inflation target: GSFM

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... February. If it does occur, it will be the RBA's first rate cut since November 2020, and the first change in the official cash rate since November 2023. Miller said the prediction is supported by weak private economic activity and the RBA's overachievement ...

RBA 'paves way' for February rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised no one by leaving the official cash rate on hold at 4.35% at its final meeting of the year. While this was the ninth consecutive month the central bank has kept the cash rate steady, the decision was met ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... Australia is not moving in lockstep." HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said while the decision to keep the official cash rate on hold came as no surprise, it is evident the RBA is in a different position than other G10 central banks which have already ...

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 ...

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 ...

RBA issues warning over inflationary spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate on hold at 4.35% in June but would not rule out another hike in the future. The RBA board noted that inflation had fallen substantially since its peak in 2022 but said recent federal and ...

Janus Henderson tailors fund to NZ investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
... and commodity relative value, and portfolio protection. The fund aims to outperform the Reserve Bank of NZ official cash rate by 7% before fees over rolling three-year periods. The strategy is co-managed by head of diversified alternatives David Elms ...

Liquidate $250bn Future Fund, says think tank

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
... the cost of debt, which is borne by the budget," said Burshtein. Using the Reserve Bank of Australia's official cash rate of 4.1%, Burshtein said the fund would need to generate 4.1% returns after costs to just break even. "... and to break even ...

Cash rate hits 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has hiked rates by another 25 basis points to bring the official cash rate to 4.1%. Many experts fear that Australia is teetering on the edge of a recession and that the latest decision by the nation's central bank ...

RBA set to lift the cash rate again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... analyst Daniel Moss commented: "Governor Phillip Lowe and his colleagues at the RBA are expected to raise the official cash rate by 25-basis points at their last meeting of 2022, bringing the benchmark interest rate to 3.1% - the highest levels in over ...
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