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[1/3] Incoming RBA Governor Michele Bullock delivers the Sir Leslie Melville Public Lecture at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, August 29, 2023 in this handout image. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has been on hold for three months after raising interest rates aggressively for more than a year. The tightening has slowed Australia's growth, but analysts think the economy could still achieve a soft landing. If Australia avoids recession and delivers a soft landing, history may judge outgoing Governor Philip Lowe more kindly. In the search to replace Bullock as deputy, Chalmers has indicated the government is looking at candidates inside and outside the central bank.
Persons: Michele Bullock, Leslie Melville, Tracey Nearmy, Bullock, it's, Cherelle Murphy, Philip Lowe, Lowe, Jim Chalmers, Chalmers, Stephen Halmarick, Stella Qiu, William Mallard Organizations: Australian National University, ANU, REUTERS, Rights, Reserve Bank of Australia, EY Oceania, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Thomson Locations: Canberra, Australia, Handout, New Zealand, Germany, Europe's, COVID
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAustralia's central bank is not finished with tightening cycle, economist saysStephen Halmarick of Commonwealth Bank of Australia says that the Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to deliver one final rate hike in its August meeting.
Persons: Stephen Halmarick Organizations: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Reserve Bank of Australia
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has spent weeks using "restraint" and "responsible" to describe his second budget since coming to power in May last year. Instead, the aim is to bank any budget savings, and there are plenty to go around. As recently as October, Chalmers had forecast a deficit of almost A$37 billion ($24.47 billion) for the year to end June 2023. "To place the budget on a more sustainable footing over the medium-term will require an increase in revenue flow and/or more spending discipline." In short, Australia, like most developed economies with aging populations, is finding deficits are the new normal.
March 14 (Reuters) - Australia's economic health will be its central bank's compass for plotting the course of rate hikes, as stringent regulation insulates its banking sector from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) (SIVB.O), analysts at top domestic banks said. Analysts at three of the top four lenders - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA.AX), National Australia Bank (NAB.AX), and ANZ Group Holdings (ANZ.AX) - continue to expect the RBA to deliver its 11th consecutive rate hike next month. 0#RBAWATCH"The Australian domestic fundamentals remain consistent with further tightening from the RBA," Adelaide Timbrell, senior economist at ANZ Research said. Australian banking sector, while not immune to the collapse of SVB, is in a "more insulated" position, Rodrigo Catril, senior FX strategist at NAB said. Globally, banking stocks have taken a hit from the collapse of SVB despite of assurances from U.S. authorities, prompting a reassessment of interest rate expectations.
Australia aims for 'responsible' budget after UK mayhem
  + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Wayne Cole | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"So a premium for us is getting that balance right. Investors seem reassured, so far, with no hint of the havoc that wrecked the UK gilt market. He has also flagged steep downgrades to forecasts for global growth as central banks around the world hike interest rates. This is a major reason Australia is one of only eight nations that can boast a triple-A credit rating. "Small budget deficits will also help net debt decline as a share of GDP, adding comfort to Australia's AAA credit rating."
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