Social Media Lesson for RBA
A social media lesson for the Reserve Bank of Australia. This morning the RBA posted a tweet about their new $20 note...
RBA Will Cut Tue But Lowe's Speech Not a Clue
Someone asked me this morning whether a strong clue of RBA rate cut today is the fact that Governor...
RBA QE Would be About Lowering Exchange Rate
I've spent a bit of time researching whether the RBA will do QE, at what point they will do it, and in what...
RBA Won't Give Up on Inflation Target
Few interesting stories 2day about RBA's inflation target. I am finding it hard to believe RBA will give up...
RBA may Debate 50bps Cut at July meeting
Two weeks ago it seemed RBA would not cut the cash rate in July, let alone lowering it by 50bps. But I did sugge...
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The Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate unchanged at 4.35%, in line with expectations.
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