Policy
RBA’s guarded policy stance highlights sticky inflation worries
IT IS been five months since Australia last raised interest rates and in the interim inflation has moderated and the economy slowed to a crawl. Yet Reserve Bank of...
Opec+ ministers keep oil output policy steady: sources
A MEETING of the top ministers of Opec+ has kept oil output policy unchanged, three Opec+ sources said, as oil prices hit their highest in five months.
A ministerial committee...
Opec+ ministers keep oil output policy steady
A MEETING of the top ministers of Opec+ has kept oil output policy unchanged and pressed some countries to boost compliance with output cuts, a decision that spurred international...
RBA to switch to new system for monetary policy implementation
AUSTRALIA’S central bank will switch to a new system for the implementation of monetary policy as passive quantitative tightening leads to a decline in reserves in the banking system,...
The great central bank policy reversal kicks off
THE world’s biggest central banks are on the starting line of reversing a record string of interest rate hikes but the way down for borrowing costs will look very...
Philippine central bank says its policy decisions not dependent on Fed’s
THE Philippine central bank said on Wednesday (Mar 20) it is “closely” watching the US Federal Reserve’s actions, but its own monetary policy decisions are not dependent on what...
Asia: Markets swing as traders await Federal Reserve policy decision
ASIAN markets fluctuated on Wednesday as traders struggled to track another record day on Wall Street, with focus squarely on the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. Decision-makers are widely expected...
Singapore shares flat as investors await Fed’s policy meeting
SINGAPORE shares were flat on Tuesday (Mar 19) in spite of overnight gains on Wall Street, as investors wait for the outcome of the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting...
