The cash rate was left unchanged on Tuesday. It’s been a bumpy ride over the last 6 months in terms of economic data according to RBA Governor Michele Bullock. The weight of data in the last half of 2023 and early 2024 suggested that the next ...
Learn moreBridges may be crashing down, cargo ships sinking in the Red Sea, and the Panama canal drying up but the major stock markets continue to push new highs. If we are in an AI stock market bubble, surely ChatGPT would tell me? The US has gone from &ldqu...
Learn moreThe cash rate was left unchanged on Tuesday. RBA Governor Michele Bullock channelled Paul Atreidies at her press conference in talking about “keeping on the narrow path” to a soft landing. However, in terms of interest rate cuts, we are ...
Learn moreHave you ever looked at your credit card or mortgage interest payments and felt sick? Well, the US federal government is expected to pay USD 870 billion in interest payments this year which is around USD 48 billion more than it is expected to spend on d...
Learn moreUS tech stocks tore it up in February with Nvidia and Meta reaching new highs. Meanwhile, the Chinese stock market found its inner dragon, Germany’s green economics is seeing red, and Australia ponders strong wage growth, falling iron ore prices, ...
Learn moreDr Lowe signed off with another pause in interest rates - no final pull on the interest rate lever! With a slowing but resilient economy, the RBA is comfortable to stay on the sidelines and observe. It did however join the international chorus of co...
Learn moreThe RBA hit the “pause” button again in July citing economic uncertainty. The official cash rate remains at 4.10 percent. This is only the second pause since the RBA began raising interest rates in April last year. It could be interpreted as...
Learn moreThe Benefits of Direct Lending — How Investors Can Take Advantage of the Increased Interest in Private Debt Key Points: The direct lending market is growing in Australia because more small-and-middle-size companies rely on private debt...
Learn moreCommentary on Reserve Bank Board Interest Rate Decision - 7 February 2022 On 7 February, Australia had its own version of Groundhog Day with the RBA Board increasing the official interest rates by 25 bps to 3.35 percent. It was the ninth increase in...
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