Number 2021-01 Date 2 February 2021 At its meeting today, the Board decided to maintain the targets of 10 basis points for the cash rate and the yield on the 3-year Australian Government bond, as well as the parameters of the Term Funding Facility. It also decided to purchase an additional ... Read more

Some interesting points in this Q&A with Hamish Douglass from Magellan Asset Management. Please click on the link below to read: Market Talking Points ... Read more

A good write-up from Bill Gates on Covid-19 and why 2021 is shaping up to be an improvement on 2020.  Please click on the link below to access this article. These breakthroughs will make 2021 better than 2020 Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stay safe and stay well! ... Read more

A very interesting write-up on the effects of interest rates and quantitative easing as declared by our Reserve Bank in their interest rate decision today. Please click on the link below to read at your convenience. This is a good article for those interested in economic theories around interest ... Read more

Number 2020-28 At its meeting today, the Board decided on a package of further measures to support job creation and the recovery of the Australian economy from the pandemic. With Australia facing a period of high unemployment, the Reserve Bank is committed to doing what it can to support the ... Read more

Number 2020-24 Date 6 October 2020 At its meeting today, the Board decided to maintain the current policy settings, including the targets for the cash rate, the yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds, and the parameters for the expanded Term Funding Facility. The global economy is ... Read more

Number 2020-20 Date 1 September 2020 At its meeting today, the Board decided to maintain the targets for the cash rate and the yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds of 25 basis points. It also decided to increase the size of the Term Funding Facility and make the facility available ... Read more

Number 2020-18 Date 4 August 2020 At its meeting today, the Board decided to maintain the current policy settings, including the targets for the cash rate and the yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds of 25 basis points. The global economy is experiencing a severe contraction as ... Read more

Michael Karagianis, senior consultant at JANA, says that investors should batten down the hatches and prepare for further volatility during the COVID-19 recovery. Five months ago, share markets were roaring ahead, reaching new highs on 19 February just as COVID-19 had started moving beyond China. ... Read more