The Fed: curbing market enthusiasm…for now

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It doesn’t seem that long ago that markets were sifting through the entrails of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) last policy decision and subsequent press conference from Fed Chair Powell. That

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RBA: keep calm and carry on

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As expected, the RBA kept the policy rate unchanged at 4.35 per cent when it met earlier in the week. Furthermore, despite a plethora of disingenuous political commentary around monetary

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August labour force won’t move the dial for the RBA

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RBA Governor Michele Bullock cast a hawkish hue over the most recent RBA Board decision to leave the policy rate unchanged at 4.35 per cent at its August meeting. In

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It takes an unlikely Melbourne Cup Day trifecta to see a RBA policy rate reduction

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Wednesday’s monthly consumer price index (CPI) indicator report added little to the market’s available information set in terms of their expectation regarding the next (almost certainly downward) adjustment in the

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US CPI and Fed easing: You can almost touch it

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Last night’s US July consumer price index report makes a policy rate cut at the US Federal Reserve’s (the Fed’s) September 17-18 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting a virtual

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RBA: keep calm and carry on

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As was universally anticipated, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board left the policy rate unchanged at yesterday’s meeting. The Governor and the Board sought to strike a balanced tone

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Australia: viva el experimento

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In a surprise to some (including this writer) the June quarter consumer price index (CPI) report didn’t reveal an excessive enough burst of inflation to elicit a further policy rate

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Australian central bank could raise rates in August, US tech rally to benefit Asian markets

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Interest rates could rise in the months ahead in Australia, inflation proving especially intractable in Australia, while US technology stocks are likely to continue rallying which could underpin growth in

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RBA: June Labour Force data could be pivotal

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Yesterday’s June labour force is potentially pivotal in deciding which way the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board jumps at its meeting on 5-6 August. At this stage my best

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RBA: tilting to tightening

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I’m not sure that there was a lot of information in the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) June minutes released on Tuesday. The minutes are best viewed as the reasoning

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