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Week In Review – What Will the RBA Do? (15 January 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Will the RBA board cut the cash rate when it meets next, on 18th February? Economists at ANZ and CBA have stated they think...

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Week In Review – Not Making Sense (11 June 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Not much is making sense at the moment, with wars, starvation, riots, tariffs, and now the possibility of additional tax on foreign investment flows...

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Week In Review – CPI Data Awaits (31 July 2024)

Elizabeth Moran

There’s great anticipation for today’s quarterly Consumer Price Index (CPI) announcement. A higher-than-expected rate will increase the chances of a rate rise, and some...

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Week In Review – Corporate Bond Issues (20 November 2024)

Elizabeth Moran

Annual US inflation accelerated to 2.6% in October 2024, up from 2.4% in September. It’s the first increase in seven months. Coupled with expected...

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Week In Review – Australian Inflation Jumps (26 November 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Australian monthly inflation figures were released this morning and showed a jump in annual inflation to 3.8% from 3.6%. The largest contributor was housing...

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Week In Review: Cash Rate Hike Likely (28 January 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

According to the ABS, inflation jumped to 3.8% in the 12 months to December 2025, up from 3.4% in November. The more important trimmed mean...

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Week In Review – A Sea of Red (9 April 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

The ASX 200 is down almost 16% from its recent mid-February high. Investors are selling down equities looking for defensive assets, unsure of how...

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Week In Review: CPI Still Outside Target Range (27 May 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

CPI was released this morning and declined from 4.6% in the year to March 2026, to 4.2% for the 12 months to April. Housing...

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Week In Review: On The Road To Nowhere (1 April 2026)

Elizabeth Moran

No one knows how the Middle East conflict will evolve. I’m reminded of the Talking Heads song, ‘Road to Nowhere’. There are multiple possible...

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Week In Review – Inflation On The Rise (29 October 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Quarterly inflation was announced this morning for the September 2025 quarter and was up 1.3%, taking annual inflation to 3.2%. According to the ABS,...