Investors run scared as infection shakes markets
The extreme uncertainty created by the COVID-19 crisis has led corporate Australia to slash investment plans for this financial year and the next.
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Lowe urges paying subsidies for longer
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has warned that a ‘premature’ withdrawal of fiscal stimulus could damage the recovery.
‘Reform good, but not negative rates’
Philip Lowe has ramped up calls for economic reform in the wake of the pandemic while resisting the prospect of negative interest rates.
Increase lending response, RBA boss tells banks
RBA’s Lowe stresses importance of lenders continuing to support the flow of credit to the economy.
Banks start ‘planning’ for negative cash rate scenario
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has indicated it is in discussions with financial institutions about negative cash rates.
Early easing means rosy outlook: RBA
A faster-than-expected withdrawal of restrictions could limit economic losses, opening the door to a rosier set of forecasts.
Lowe hopes for ‘strong recovery’
RBA chief Philip Lowe has reason to expect a V-shaped recovery in Australia, but admits there’s still ‘considerable uncertainty’.
RBA: interest rates going nowhere
The RBA board kept the official cash rate on hold on Tuesday, signalling little prospect of a change.
Don’t bank on a quick recovery
I hope you are right Philip, but I fear you’re wrong. We’re simply not prepared for what may happen in 2021.
Oil, RBA deliver double ASX blow
The local market was awash with negative news on Tuesday, sending the ASX to its worst two-day drop in five weeks.
The five weeks that shook the world
On January 24, a little-known water decontamination company with of contracts in China published a salutary warning about the coronavirus.
Homeowner mortgage stress ‘likely to escalate’: RBA
The prospect of large property price declines presents significant risks for households, businesses and lenders, says the RBA.
RBA details bad and ugly. There’s not much good.
Governor Lowe’s unprecedented comments signal our leaders aren’t under any illusions about the storm ahead.
Prepare for hit but we’ll ease blow: RBA
The Reserve Bank is bracing for a ‘very large economic contraction’ and the highest unemployment rate for ‘many years’.
Spending switch turns to DIY and throw cushions
Australians appear to have panic bought enough food and alcohol and are now making the home comfy, data shows.
RBA done cutting interest rates
Faced with a ‘very material economic contraction’, the RBA says the usefulness of interest rate cuts has come to an end.
Retailers rejecting cash ‘must not surcharge customers’
Retailers rejecting cash could be breaching Australia’s surcharging payment regulations.
Auction super weekends hit by virus concerns
New bans are likely to cause prices and the number of new homes coming on the market to tumble.
RBA has acted, now for Stimulus 2.0
The Reserve Bank has done exactly what it needed to do. Now it is over to the federal government.
RBA starts QE with $5bn bonds purchase
The RBA bought $5bn of government bonds, marking the first instance of unconventional monetary policy in Australia.
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