The RBA and Federal Reserve are both having a breather as inflation continues to head in the right direction. More interest rate increases are coming but their economies are proving resilient. The UK is an outlier with its stubbornly higher inflation. C...
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 moreAustralia’s Housing Market: No Country for Renters Nothing gets pulses racing in Canberra like the prospect of a double-dissolution election. Over the past week, the Labor Government’s $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund Bill was a...
Learn moreFears of a financial meltdown in the US and Europe have faded and instead we have returned to regular broadcasting with slowing inflation and slowing economies. The UK with its stubborn inflation remains the odd country out. China is still benefiting fr...
Learn moreThere is no rest for the wicked and so after a short pause, the RBA is back at it again. Dr Lowe raised the cash rate by another 25 bps on Tuesday with the promise of more increases if needed. Inflation may be slowly falling, but not fast enough for the...
Learn moreThe Big RBA Unwind During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the RBA pumped billions into the financial system. Now we are in the middle of the big unwind as the RBA looks to tighten financial conditions further in response to high inflation. ...
Learn moreAfter ten consecutive interest rate rises, the RBA finally decided to pause. The interest rate remains at 3.5 percent. There is always a lagged response to interest rate rises but it has taken a while for the Australian economy to slow down. On top ...
Learn moreChart of the Month - March 2023 Are bad loans to Commercial Real Estate (CRE) the next stage of the US banking crisis? The inflation-recession dichotomy has been busted by a US and Swiss banking crisis. Duration risk and an old fashioned bank ru...
Learn moreSYDNEY | WEDNESDAY, 22 MARCH 2023 Type of announcement – new fund launch Fund Name: FC Senior Credit Fund I FC Capital announces new closed-ended private credit fund Sydney based FC Capital, an alternative asset management firm w...
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