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Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... data centres being 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% ...

US and Aussie shares 'incredibly divergent': UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... SpaceX, which could become the largest initial public offering in history, as well as 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 ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... higher. Underlying 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% ...

ASX tech spend drives capex to $200m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... notably the Accelerate 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 ...

Investors thrust into rules of the 'jungle': Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... that as well." Australia, though, is an outlier compared to its peers. Over the next 12 months, Mousina predicts the Reserve Bank of Australia will raise the base rate twice. At the May meeting, interest rates rose by 25bps to 4.35%. "That is going to ...

Bell Financial launches Tandem Capital

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... lending arrangements through a dedicated portal. The launch comes as demand for margin lending rebounds. According to Reserve Bank of Australia data cited by the firm, the value of margin loans increased to about $16.8 billion in December 2025, up from ...

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 ...

ASX names Lofthouse's successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... issues last year affecting its clearing and settling system. It was advised to have "considerable work to do" by the Reserve Bank of Australia to meet the central bank's expectations for an operator of critical market infrastructure. To rectify the ...

Australian ETF market surges to record $346bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... spending and semiconductor demand. At the same time, flows into fixed income and cash strategies increased as the Reserve Bank of Australia delivered its third-interest rate rise of the year in early May, reinforcing expectations that investors are balancing ...

ASX Advisory Group gives update on corporate governance revision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... concerns around the governance and operational aspects of ASX over recent years, it is currently chaired by former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe. The group also welcomed seven new members in the beginning of the year, including AustralianSuper ...
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