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Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

... built in New South Wales and Victoria." Dooley said the easing of growth is a positive sign the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) interest rate hikes have been working. "Three rate rises this year have taken the cash rate to 4.35%, fully unwinding the ...

US and Aussie shares 'incredibly divergent': UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO | TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026

... upcoming decisions from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the US Federal Reserve. "I'm actually pretty confident [the RBA will] hold steady in June," he said. Colosimo noted there was some weak employment data with softer than expected inflation ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026

... inflationary pressures also remained elevated. Trimmed mean annual inflation closely watched by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) as a measure of underlying price growth, edged up to 3.4% in the 12 months to April 2026, up from 3.3% in the 12 months ...

ASX tech spend drives capex to $200m

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026

... program. The program involves a reset of new targets and benchmarking agreed to by ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and "reviewing workstream target states to ensure appropriate aspiration" for its key role as the operator of critical market ...

Oil price shock to hit consumers 'relatively quickly': RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026

RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter said the central bank expects firms to pass-through higher input costs due to the Middle East conflict to consumers relatively quickly. Speaking at the Bloomberg Forum for Investment Managers event in Sydney, Hunter ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026

Project Acacia, the brainchild of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to explore a tokenised wholesale asset ecosystem in Australia, has completed its experimental and research phase, which has ...

RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked interest rates by 0.25% at the May meeting, bringing the official cash rate to 4.35%. This hike has now fully reversed the 75bps of cuts delivered last year and the cash rate is now in-line with its peak during ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026

... duration positioning, once it was comfortable that the market was adequately pricing the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) likely response to inflation. "Our portfolios also increased their overweight to inflation-linked bonds (or real yields), as ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026

... momentum here in the economy. We're not thinking about that recession," he said. "We think that the market pricing for RBA rate hikes are a little bit too aggressive, because we think some of that momentum would be coming out of the economy that ...

Inflation skyrockets in March, RBA hike almost certain

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026

... BNY APAC macro strategist Wee Khoon Chong said the data reinforces market expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will continue lifting the official cash rate. "While business and market sentiment remain fragile amid geopolitical uncertainty ...

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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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