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11 April 2025 • By Maja Garaca Djurdjevic • 1 min read

Bullock douses hopes for early rate cut

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has quashed hopes of an out-of-schedule rate cut, telling an event in Sydney that it remains too early to ...

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ASIC weighs naming and shaming AFSLs over complaints data

ASIC is seeking to publish firm-level data on the reportable situations and internal dispute resolution (IDR) regime, in hopes that licensees will ...

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Economists split as US trade shock clouds rate outlook

US President Donald Trump’s decision to pause tariffs on dozens of countries, while ramping up levies on Chinese goods to 125 per cent, has thrown a ...

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Economist calls for out-of-cycle rate cut amid economic turmoil

A former adviser to then-prime minister Julia Gillard has called on the Reserve Bank of Australia to hold an out-of-cycle meeting and deliver a rate ...

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Taylor outlines bold plan to transform Australia into a financial powerhouse

​Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor has vowed to slash red tape and introduce a suite of financial services reforms aimed at transforming Australia into a ...

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RBA's slight hawkish shift amid tariffs sparks mixed reactions from economists

Governor Bullock took a more hawkish stance on Tuesday, raising concerns over Trump’s escalating tariffs, which sent economists in different ...

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RBA makes rate call amid political crosswinds

The RBA’s new monetary policy board has delivered its first rate decision. After delivering its first rate cut in over four years in February, the ...

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Economics committee hands down ASIC report, urges end to ASX CHESS ‘chaos’

The House of Representatives standing committee on economics has released its final report for its reviews of the corporate regulator’s annual reports ...

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Dutton fuels election tax war with budget reply

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has used his budget reply to pitch the Coalition as an alternate government, pushing fuel excise relief in place of ...

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Research firms raise the bar for private credit managers

Private credit fund managers are facing mounting pressure to meet stricter due diligence standards, as research houses refine their methodologies to ...

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