Tag: Reserve Bank of Australia

February 14, 2024 BY PureContent

Rate Cut Timeline Adjustments Shake Markets

This sudden change in the rate cut timetable expectations has impacted treasury yields, with the yield on two-year Treasuries, which is sensitive to interest rate expectations, rising to 4.62%. The increase in borrowing costs, in turn, has caused bond prices to fall and led to a decline in interest rate futures.  Richmond Federal Reserve Bank…

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December 05, 2023 BY Simon Mugo

AUDUSD Fell After RBA Kept Interest Rates Stable at 4.35%

The RBA also noted that it would require more economic signals before considering any further adjustments to monetary policy. In their policy statement, the RBA pointed out that the October monthly CPI indicator indicated a continued inflation moderation. The AUD/USD pair is experiencing a decline, marking its second consecutive day of losses after retracing from…

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Weekly data: all eyes on American inflation
August 08, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Weekly data: all eyes on American inflation

Last week the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to hold at 4.1% came as a surprise to many participants given that a single hike was priced in. The Australian dollar made losses against most major currencies in the aftermath. The Bank of England delivered with another single hike, taking the bank rate to 5.25%. This…

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RBA intervenes: Aussie interest rates paused to review data
August 02, 2023 BY Alan Sayer

RBA intervenes: Aussie interest rates paused to review data

According to currency analyst Luca Santos at ACY Securities, the CPI forecasts predict an inflation decline to 3.25% by the fourth quarter of 2024. A reduction would ensure the decreased inflation target for the further quarter of 2025 is met. Although the change is barely discernible, it implies that the RBA and other financial authorities…

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March 05, 2015 BY Mike Fox

ESMA and RBA conclude MoU on access to data held in trade repositories

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will allow RBA to have access to data held in European Trade repositories according to its mandate. The MoU is effective as of February 18th, 2015. The ESMA-RBA MoU is the second cooperation arrangement…

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