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Unemployment rate may tip the scale in favour of February RBA hike

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... December report aligns with the RBA's assessment that labour market conditions remain tight," IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said. "It also validates feedback from RBA liaisons suggesting that a significant share of firms continue to experience ...

Trump imposes tariffs as Greenland bid escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... payable until such time as a deal is reached for the complete and total purchase of Greenland." IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said the move by Trump may drive demand for safe-haven investments. "This latest flashpoint has heightened concerns over a ...

Rate hikes expected in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... cycle if growth has more momentum and inflation more persistence than we predict," Clarke said. IG market analyst Tony Sycamore agreed a February hike is on the table. "The [RBA] board will continue to prioritise the more established quarterly CPI for ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... over the weekend and has since claimed the attacks "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capabilities. IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said that while the US insisted the strikes were aimed at halting Iran's nuclear ambitions and not a regime change in the ...

NAB forecasts 50bp rate cut in May

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... developments are moving fast." Auld is not the only expert forecasting a larger rate cut at the May meetings. IG analyst Tony Sycamore said markets are now pricing in around a 30bps rate cut for May, and a cumulative 125bps of cuts priced from now until ...

RBA 'paves way' for February rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... to balance and said, "some of the upside risks to inflation appear to have eased". In addition, IG market analyst Tony Sycamore noted that the statement was missing the sentence that the board "wasn't ruling anything out." Instead, this was replaced ...

GDP grows but still slow: 'Confirms our worst fears'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... Keeping policy restrictive till 'mid-2025' will not let the economy escape this deep downturn." IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said the soft GDP read reflects the RBA's restrictive policy settings. "The RBA's latest forecasts from the November Statement ...

Hopes of RBA cut 'in tatters' after jobs data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... has generally been over the past six months," ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said. IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said despite the unemployment rate holding steady, the data shows the labour market is strong. "The Australian labour market's ...

RBA lifts cash rate to 1.85%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... the fact that it had inherited rising inflation, rising rates, and falling real wages. Citi Index market analyst Tony Sycamore called the latest RBA decision a dovish surprise relative to expectations. However, while the door remains open for future ...

Celsius latest casualty in crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... meltdown, ongoing reports continue to paint Bitcoin as the most stable DeFi in market. City Index market analyst Tony Sycamore said in the months gone past the combination of higher-than-expected US inflation and Federal Reserve rate hikes should have ...
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