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Reserve Bank set for first meeting of the year as economists predict possible rate cut
After a summer break, the Reserve Bank of Australia is set to hold its first meeting of the year next week, with interest rates high on the agenda. A decision is expected on Tuesday afternoon, with ...
Rate cuts won’t be a silver bullet for household budgets, economists
Consensus has firmed that the Reserve Bank of Australia will begin cutting interest rates this week, but the full impact of ...
Here's what Westpac says the RBA will do with interest rates next week
Is relief coming at last for borrowers? Here's what the bank is predicting. The post Here's what Westpac says the RBA will do ...
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Fed Minutes, PMI Data in Focus; RBA Likely to Cut Rates
The PBOC reiterated its commitment to monetary easing in its latest quarterly report, but also pledged to keep supporting the yuan as trade frictions weigh on the currency. That aim could limit room ...
Major Currencies Steady as Markets Size up PPI Optimism, Tariffs
Futures traders have about 33 basis points of cuts priced in for this year. That is up from 29 basis points before Thursday's ...
Australian Central Bank’s Rate Call Finely Balanced
The outcome of next week’s Reserve Bank of Australia policy meeting is more finely balanced than what is implied by pricing in money markets, according to a former senior manager at the central bank.
RBA to deliver first rate cut in a short series on February 18: Reuters poll
Easing inflation has opened the door for the Reserve Bank of Australia to begin an anticipated brief series of interest rate ...
Mirvac Upbeat About Outlook Despite Holding Earnings Guidance Steady -- Update
Mirvac eked out a statutory profit during the six months through December. It reported a net profit of A$1 million, reversing a loss of A$201 million a year earlier. The company had earlier declared ...
Grattan on Friday: Albanese and Trump put Australia in holding patterns on election timing and tariffs
When parliamentarians left Canberra on Thursday after the fortnight sitting, federal politics had the air of an uneasy ...
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Growth of digital wallet use shaking up payment regulations and benefits delivery
Digital wallets are transforming online, offline and cross-border payments around the world, prompting calls for regulatory ...
Commonwealth Bank Raises 1st Half Profit 6.1% Amid Higher Volumes — Update
SYDNEY--Commonwealth Bank raised its first-half profit by 6.1% as Australia's largest bank lifted lending volumes and cut loan impairments despite pressure on consumers and businesses from inflation ...