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Latest CPI data provides case for rate pause

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting next week. "My base case remains that the RBA has now concluded raising interest rates. It will remain on hold for the remainder of this year with the first interest rate cut now expected in April 2024 ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... you'd also have to say the risk of recession in Australia is quite high and the more the Reserve Bank keeps raising interest rates, the bigger that risk becomes." It's been a popular opinion that Australia will likely swerve a national recession ...

No systemic risk with SVB, but issues remain: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... which will constrain economic growth, reduce inflation and make it less necessary for the Fed to continue raising interest rates. As a result, customers will have less incentive to move deposits into higher-earning assets as interest rates plateau." ...

Minutes show RBA considered 50bp rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia contemplated raising interest rates by 50 basis points when it met earlier this month but ultimately determined the case for a 0.25% increase was stronger. In the February 7 meeting minutes released this morning, the RBA ...

Downside risk dominates Australia's economic outlook: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... supply and prioritising a sustainable return of inflation to target," the IMF said. "The RBA should continue raising interest rates, with the pace remaining data dependent. Near-term fiscal restraint will help support monetary policy in holding back ...

Federal Reserve raises rates 0.75%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... including Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders, expressed concern about the Fed's intention to continue raising interest rates at an alarming pace. "In contrast to your belief that slower economic growth and higher unemployment are 'something that we ...

Active Super returns 23%

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... inflation, what impact that will have on the central bank [policy] -- where they will start to think that raising interest rates." He said a higher cash rate probably won't happen for a while but pointed to the RBA trimming its bond-buying program ...

Chief economist update: The Fed and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... securities] while at the same time repeating his expectation that the US central bank will have to start raising interest rates as soon as next year. The strengthening momentum in the US economy backs up Kaplan's rationale. The thing is, if the US ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street can't have its cake and eat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... that the Fed could reverse its policy accommodation sooner-than-expected. After all, the Fed did start raising interest rates (after the GFC) in December 2016 (and continued to do so) even when inflation expectations were lower than present. Then again ...

Chief economist update: Moving target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... its 2 to 3 per cent medium-term inflation target... to between 1 and 3%". That is, the RBA should start raising interest rates if measured inflation breaches the 2% mid-point (instead of the current 2.5%) and vice-versa. Sure, the Fed and the RBA will ...
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