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ECB raises rates to record high of 4%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
Overnight, the European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by a further 25 basis points to a historical peak of 4%, saying inflation is simply still too high. The governing council remains determined in its efforts to drag inflation back down ...

NZ Super Fund secures stake in Euroclear

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... funds exposure to the global financial services sector. "Euroclear is the leading settlement provider across a number of European and international markets. It is an attractive, high-performing asset which suits our growth profile and will help diversify ...

RBA sustains cash rate at 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... target range of 5.25%-5.50%. To suppress its soaring 7.9% inflation rate, the UK raised its cash rate by 0.25% to 5%. The European Union saw its cash rate increase to 4.25% on the back off high inflation levels of 5.5%.

Economic stimulus unlikely in budget: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... it's unlikely that the budget will include measures that "raise the dial" in the short term. Overnight the European Central Bank also increased its rates by 25 bps to 3.75% in an attempt to halt inflation. In our own backyard, the RBA predicts inflation ...

RBA rate rises up in the air: Economists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... is not completely off the table. "The RBA certainly can't lean into the banking issues offshore given US and European central banks have hiked this week," Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics and market research Gareth Aird told Financial Standard. ...

ASX shifts slightly on Credit Suisse, First Republic

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... 1.1% on the back of that news," he said. The liquidity backstop provided by the SNB was complemented by the European Central Bank. "It did lift interest rates by 50 basis points with the deposit rate of 3%. But we did notice that the forward guidance ...

Four themes driving 2023: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... beyond what is already priced in i.e., 5% for the US Federal Reserve's fed funds rate; 3.25% to 3.5% for the European Central Bank's deposit rate; and 4.5% for the Bank of England's bank rate. "Further declines in inflation rates in the months ahead ...

Central banks to tighten on all sides: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... pushing inflation back down to their targets, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII). The European Central Bank (ECB) raised rates another 0.75%, and BII expects the Fed to do the same this week. "That's a record pace for the ECB ...

Is the wage price spiral narrative a lie?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... prices faster than their costs have been rising," the analysis said. Using a methodology instituted by the European Central Bank, to decompose shifts in price levels and attribute them to shifts in wages, profits and taxes, the Australia Institute found ...

Inflation a greater danger than recession: Powell

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... raise rates rapidly to mitigate higher inflation, even if that increased recession risks. Speaking at the European Central Bank Forum in Portugal, Powell said: "Our aim is to have growth moderate, a necessary adjustment that needs to happen." But, he ...
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