RBA Lifts Cash Rate to 4.85%

The Reserve Bank of Australia raised the cash rate by 25bps to 4.85%, taking it to a new cycle peak and the highest r...

After leaving OCR unchanged, RBNZ Governor says hike chance in Dec "high"

Remind me how many central banks have stated the odds of the next move in any direction is "high." (Excepti...

RBNZ's hold surprises

Central banks have surprised with their monetary policy decisions.

But I have never been as surprised...

RBNZ surprises with OCR on hold at 2.75%

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.75%, surprising almost everyone.

RBA Lifts Cash Rate 25bps to 4.60%

The RBA raised the cash rate by 25bps to 4.60%, taking the total rate hike this year to 100bps.

The increas...

Concerts in Australia and Demand in 2027

There will no doubt be stories about this in the months to come, but based on my understanding, 2027 is turning out t...

Credit to Macquarie Uni Student

It was a question I was asked by a student at Macquarie University that led to a last-minute decision (I had prepped...

Two Big Four Banks Forecasting RBA Sep Hike

Two of the four big banks are now forecasting RBA hike in September. Westpac moved today to September (was the last b...

RBNZ Assistant Governor Silk to Leave in Dec

RBNZ's assistant governor Karen Silk to leave the bank in December.

The executive leadership team...

Australia and Recession. Really?

Apparently one more RBA cash rate rise will tip Australia into recession, given weak sentiment and housing market dow...