INTEREST RATES

Policy & Regulation

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted interest rates by 0.5 percentage points, taking the cash rate target up to 2.35%....

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Funds management

The March quarter national accounts do not suggest the Reserve Bank of Australia should be contemplating a more aggressive path, according to GSFM....

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Financial planning

The Reserve Bank of Australia has offered insight into its decision to raise rates by 0.25% at the last meeting, revealing there were three possible options on the table....

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Financial planning

Reserve Bank of Australia governor, Philip Lowe, says people have saved $240 billion over the last two years to prepare for rate rises while commentators predict they cou...

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Funds management

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to raise the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 0.35% will put the big four banks under pressure in the month ahead, accord...

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Funds management

Central banks are on a path to normalisation with the cash rate expected to be at 3.4% in two to three years, according to BMIS....

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Funds management

The idea that interest rates would remain low forever was ‘blue pill thinking’ by the market, according to Spheria, and lacked focus on the fundamentals. ...

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Funds management

Morgan Stanley believes Australia is well placed to outperform most developed markets and is forecasting Australia’s gross domestic product to grow 4.5% this calendar yea...

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Funds management

Diversified income portfolios offer an alternative to traditional term deposits, and complement listed shares and property trusts during periods of low interest rates and...

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Funds management

The US Federal Reserve looks set to start raising interest rates in the coming months, but investors could be unprepared for the effect this might have on markets....

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Funds management

As central banks make moves to change their monetary policies, which Australian bond funds have performed best over the past year?...

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Funds management

The hurdle rate for the Munro Global Growth fund has risen to 6%, the firm said, in light of the persistent ‘lower for longer’ interest rate environment. ...

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Funds management

A booming mergers and acquisitions situation and record-low interest rates are the two biggest factors driving the equities market, according to Airlie Funds Management....

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Financial planning

As the Reserve Bank of Australia vows to hold off extending bond yields beyond 0.10% after April 2024, First Sentier believes an earlier move cannot be ruled out....

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Funds management

Investors are seeking the safe havens of cash amid rising bond yields as a cash exchange traded fund sees the highest inflows in April, according to BetaShares, and appea...

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