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Week In Review: RBA Done and Dusted? (12 August 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

The RBA Monetary Policy Board, as expected, left the cash rate on hold at 4.35%. It determined that three rate hikes were sufficient to...

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Week In Review: Disagreement Over US Rates (5 August 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

The US Fed kept rates on hold last week at 3.50-3.75%, but there were three dissenters, highlighting disagreement in the group. Even though rates...

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Week In Review: Persistent Inflation (29 July 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% for the 12 months to May 2026, down slightly from 4% in April. Trimmed mean inflation, the RBA...

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Week In Review: Renewed Hostilities – Higher Inflation? (22 July 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

This morning, CDC Data Centres Australia launched a new dual tranche, fixed rate, senior secured bond issue including: A six year tranche with an...

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Week In Review: Peace Seems Far Away (15 July 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

Peace, or at least a way to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, seems a long way off. The price of Brent Crude is on...

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Week In Review: Runaway EFT Train (8 July 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

ETF markets continue to go from strength to strength. A new report by State Street Investment Management revealed that US-listed ETFs attracted more than US$1...

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Week In Review: Sovereign Risk Front of Mind (1 July 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

Not so long ago, sovereign rates were fairly stable and of little concern to investors, but fiscal spending to assist during the pandemic and...

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Week In Review: CPI Still Outside Target Range (27 May 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

CPI was released this morning and declined from 4.6% in the year to March 2026, to 4.2% for the 12 months to April. Housing...

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Week In Review: Middle East Shocks Continue (20 May 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

The Middle East conflict and oil supply shock continue, contributing to higher inflation. There’s no end in sight even if the conflict is resolved...

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Week In Review: Federal Budget Measures (13 May 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

The Federal Budget was delivered last night with many measures already flagged. One key concern has been whether new measures might stimulate the economy...