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British banker to become RBA deputy governor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... proposed legislation reflects the government's objective of maintaining a "world-class" central bank with a monetary policy framework capable of meeting current and future economic challenges. He added that these changes are part of the government's ...

Inflation data not encouraging: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... market is no longer easing, could put further progress on inflation at risk and could warrant further tightening of monetary policy. "Along with many other factors, actual and expected changes in the stance of monetary policy affect broader financial ...

Bank of England holds rates at 5.25%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
The Bank of England's (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee has voted five to four to hold the policy rate steady at 5.25%, while unanimously agreeing to reduce the stock of UK government bond purchases by £100 billion over the next year. In halting a run ...

Federal Reserve raises interest rates to a 22-year high

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... from early last year, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has maintained a firm approach towards tightening monetary policy, making the latest hike the 11th out of the 12 meetings held. "We have covered a lot of ground, and the full effects of our ...

Federal Reserve holds rates steady

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... opted to hold the funds rate steady, citing the need to assess additional information and its implications for monetary policy. The Committee said it will consider the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects ...

US interest rates may go higher than expected: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... go." He said restoring price stability will likely require the central bank to maintain a restrictive stance of monetary policy. "Our overarching focus is using our tools to bring inflation back down and to keep longer term inflation expectations well ...

Federal Reserve increases rates 25bp

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... Committee anticipates that ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate in order to attain a stance of monetary policy that is sufficiently restrictive to return inflation to 2% over time." "I see no signs yet that the Fed is open to 2023 ...

CPI rises despite Fed rate hikes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... inflation is forecast to rise from 4.7% in 2021 to 8.8% in 2022 but to decline to 6.5% in 2023 and to 4.1% by 2024." "Monetary policy should stay the course to restore price stability, and fiscal policy should aim to alleviate the cost-of-living pressures ...

Treasurer announces RBA review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is instituting the first major review of the setting of monetary policy and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) since the 1990s. In the context of Australia facing a complex combination of difficult economic conditions, Chalmers ...

US Fed indicates several more half-percentage rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... inflation. "The problem is compounded when it starts from a long way back coming off a period of historically high levels of monetary stimulus and where "aggressive" counts as getting the real policy rate back close to zero," he said.
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