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RBA Keeps Interest Rates Steady, But Tempers Hawkish Language
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 17:41 WIB | Economy

The Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates unchanged as widely expected on Tuesday, and said that while inflation had moderated substantially in recent months, it still remained too high. But the central bank struck a somewhat less hawkish note in its policy statement than its prior...


RBA Considered Interest-Rate Hike, Saw Pause Case as Stronger
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 14:55 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank considered raising interest rates at its first meeting of the year but decided the case to stand pat was the “stronger one” as risks had eased that inflation wouldn’t return to the board’s 2-3% target within a reasonable timeframe. The Reserve Bank left its benchmark rate...


RBA Keeps Rate at 12-Year High, Signals Tightening May Be Done
Tuesday, 6 February 2024 17:27 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged at its first meeting of a revamped policy schedule and signaled a higher bar for additional tightening as inflation slows further. The Reserve Bank maintained its cash rate at a 12-year high of 4.35% as predicted by economists on Tuesday. RBA...


RBA Plans to Launch Retail Payments Review Under Expanded Remit
Tuesday, 12 December 2023 14:38 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank expects to launch a “holistic review” of the country’s retail payments regulation once reforms that allow it to regulate buy-now-pay-later and mobile wallet providers come into effect next year, Governor Michele Bullock said. “This will be an opportunity to...


Australia Holds Key Rate at 12-Year High as Prices Begin to Cool
Tuesday, 5 December 2023 17:32 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged at its final meeting of the year as cooling inflation and a softening labor market suggest its policy tightening to date is gaining traction. The Reserve Bank maintained its cash rate at a 12-year high of 4.35% — as forecast by all but one...


Australia’s Inflation Test Is More ‘Homegrown,’ RBA Chief Says
Wednesday, 22 November 2023 22:28 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s remaining inflation challenge is “increasingly homegrown and demand driven” compared with earlier supply-side disruptions, with implications for policy, Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock said. “If inflation is simply the product of global supply disruptions or other...


RBA Stays Cautiously Hawkish
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 16:34 WIB | Fiscal

Reserve Bank of Australia Gov. Michele Bullock remains cautiously hawkish. In public comments as part of a discussion with other regulators, she noted that weak productivity growth wasn't conducive to containing inflation, while minutes of the RBA's November board meeting noted that underlying...


RBA Sees Elevated Inflation as Resilient Economy Supports Jobs
Friday, 10 November 2023 14:12 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank expects inflation will only return to the top of its 2-3% target by end-2025 and that a stronger economy will persist in supporting the labor market, underscoring its decision to resume raising interest rates this week. The Reserve Bank sees headline inflation at 4% by...


RBA ‘Will Not Hesitate’ to Hike If CPI Outlook Raised Materially
Tuesday, 24 October 2023 21:42 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank “will not hesitate” to raise interest rates further if there’s a material upgrade to its inflation outlook, new Governor Michele Bullock said, in her strongest reference yet to the threat of renewed price pressures. “Our focus remains on bringing inflation back...


Australia Extends Pause in Key Rate at Bullock’s First Meeting
Tuesday, 3 October 2023 17:19 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged while retaining a tightening bias on Tuesday as new Governor Michele Bullock gauges the impact of 4 percentage points of hikes. The Reserve Bank held its cash rate at 4.1% for a fourth straight meeting in Sydney, as...


RBA Discussed Raising Rates Again in September, Opted to Pause
Tuesday, 19 September 2023 15:23 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank considered the case for raising interest rates this month, but decided to leave them unchanged for a third straight meeting, underscoring a higher hurdle to further policy tightening.   The Reserve Bank opted to stand pat amid concerns its rapid-fire hikes since...


Australia Extends Rate Pause for Second Month, Currency Drops
Tuesday, 1 August 2023 18:19 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged on Tuesday following a cooling of inflation pressures and weaker household spending, while keeping the door ajar to future hikes. The Reserve Bank left its cash rate at 4.1% for a second straight meeting, wrongfooting a majority of...


RBA to Reduce Meetings as Lowe Says More Hikes May Be Needed
Wednesday, 12 July 2023 17:50 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australian central bank Governor Philip Lowe said the rate-setting board will move to eight meetings a year from 11 now, beginning in 2024, while reiterating that  policy may need to be tightened further. Four of the Reserve Bank’s meetings will be on the first Tuesday of...


Australia Pauses Rate Rises, Keeps Door Ajar to Future Hikes
Tuesday, 4 July 2023 18:17 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged on Tuesday as the board assesses the economic impact of its more than yearlong tightening cycle, while leaving the door open to future hikes. The Reserve Bank held its cash rate at 4.1%, its second pause of the year, in a decision...


Australia Central Bank Hiked Rates For Fear Inflation Was Becoming Entrenched
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 15:50 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia's central bank's decision to hike interest rates in June was "finely balanced" but judged necessary to ensure high inflation did not become embedded in wage and price expectations. Minutes of its June 4 policy meeting released on Tuesday showed the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board...


Australia’s Central Bank Hikes Rates by 25 Basis Points, Defies Expectations
Tuesday, 6 June 2023 18:24 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday again defied market expectations and raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 4.1%. Economists polled by Reuters were widely expecting the central bank to hold its rates steady. The Australian dollar rose by 0.73% to 0.6667 against the U.S. dollar...


Australia Unexpectedly Hikes Key Rate, Sending Currency Higher
Tuesday, 2 May 2023 18:23 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank unexpectedly resumed raising interest rates on Tuesday, hiking by a quarter-percentage point as it tries to rein in inflation that’s looking increasingly sticky. The Reserve Bank increased its cash rate to 3.85%, the highest level since April 2012 in a...


RBA Discussed Quarter-Point Hike Before Deciding on April Pause
Tuesday, 18 April 2023 15:13 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank discussed the case for raising interest rates by 25 basis points at its April meeting before deciding there was a stronger argument to pause its almost yearlong tightening cycle and wait for more data on the economy’s outlook. “Members recognized the strength of...


RBA Governor Lowe Says More Rate Hikes Possible Despite April Pause
Wednesday, 5 April 2023 17:44 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe said on Wednesday that the bank was still considering more interest rate hikes in the near-term to curb high inflation, and that its decision to pause in April was to observe the full effect of a year-long rise in borrowing costs. The RBA held...


Australia Pauses Tightening Cycle Amid Economic Uncertainty
Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:30 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia’s central bank paused its almost yearlong tightening cycle on Tuesday, while making clear the board stands ready to resume raising borrowing costs should the economy require it. The Reserve Bank kept the cash rate unchanged at 3.6%, meeting the expectations of almost two-thirds of 30...



Indeks S&P 500 Sedikit Naik, Mencoba Pulih dari Kerugian Berturut-turut
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 20:38 WIB

Saham-saham AS sedikit naik pada hari Selasa (26/6), karena investor mencoba melanjutkan reli yang membawa ekuitas ke rekor tertinggi setelah...

Market Review, Selasa 26 Maret 2024
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 03:31 WIB

Nikkei Saham Tokyo berakhir mendatar pada hari Selasa (26/3) karena investor menaruh harapan pada kenaikan saham terkait semikonduktor sambil...

Indeks Eropa Ditutup Naik Tipis; Saham Tui Naik 5%, Maersk Turun 2,6%
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 00:11 WIB

Pasar saham Eropa ditutup lebih tinggi pada hari Selasa (26/3) karena investor terus mempertimbangkan keputusan kebijakan bank sentral minggu lalu...

Saham Berjangka AS Naik karena Reli Pasar Berhenti
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 15:08 WIB

Saham-saham berjangka AS semuanya lebih tinggi pada Selasa (26/3) pagi, setelah rata-rata saham utama berhenti sejenak dari relinya. Saham Dow...

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