Kristalina Georgieva (Bloomberg) — Central bankers, already uneasy about trade tensions and swelling public debt, will collectively confront a new worry in the coming week: the danger of a market crash. Global policymakers and finance ministers will gather in Washington for the International Monetary Fund/World Bank fall meetings after a chorus of warnings that a…
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s central bank will be on alert to the risk that economic outlook may change, but the flow of data has been roughly in line with its expectations, its governor said on Monday. Appearing before lawmakers, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock said the recent rate cuts were expected to support spending…
(Bloomberg) — The Australian dollar may be headed for its first annual gain since 2020, as the central bank keeps interest rates high and the economy benefits from expected Chinese stimulus. Most Read from Bloomberg The Aussie will climb as high as 68 cents by December, according to Westpac Banking Corp. and Bank of America…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Corey Ngaru and his partner Elian Lellimo left recession-hit New Zealand for the sunshine of Australia’s Gold Coast just a week ago, bidding a teary farewell to family and friends as they seek better jobs and pay elsewhere. “There’s a bunch more options, more opportunities,” said Ngaru, who estimates…
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Home prices in Australia will rise less quickly this year than previously thought, with only modest support from further interest rate cuts, according to a Reuters poll of property analysts. A shortage of new homes, together with a stretched price to income ratio after a more than 40% jump…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time since October 2020 as the nation’s inflation cools. The Reserve Bank of Australia reduced the cash rate by a quarter percentage point from 4.35% to 4.1%. at its first board meeting for the year. The cut was…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Helped by a backup in U.S. Treasury yields, the dollar has rediscovered its mojo ahead of a wave of overseas interest rate cuts this week, with China’s markets giving only a hesitant welcome to Beijing’s new policy orientation. As Treasury debt…