Australia's corporate watchdog assessing regulatory response options after ASX CHESS outage
Australia's corporate regulator said on Friday it was assessing all options for a regulatory response, after bourse operator ASX's clearing and settlement software CHESS broke down last month.
Macquarie Bank trims fixed interest rates weeks before RBA’s February meeting
Macquarie Bank has sliced fixed rates in a move that could “fire up competition” in the weeks before the Reserve Bank of ...
Australia's major banks have differing opinions on the timing of RBA rate cuts
The cash rate has stayed the same since November 2023, with Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock saying ...
‘Reliant on a cut’: Staggering number of Aussies in desperate need of rate relief revealed
A whopping 71 per cent of Australian households have reported needing a rate cut just to stay on top of their mortgages, begging for the Reserve Bank to offer relief at their next meeting.
Samsung trims price of new Galaxy S25 Ultra, freezes price of other models
Samsung has cut the price of its flagship S25 Ultra mobile phone and frozen the price of its other models to make the devices ...
AUD/USD holds below 0.6200 ahead of Trump’s inauguration
The AUD/USD pair weakens to around 0.6190, snapping the two-day losing streak during the early Asian session on Monday. The ...
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Australia, NZ dollars buffeted by tariff talk; NZ inflation benign
SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were again buffeted by uncertainty over US tariff policy on Wednesday, while ...
Macquarie Bank's major cut just weeks before RBA interest rates decision: 'Fire up'
Australia's fifth-largest lender has reduced its fixed rates and could be a sign of what will come next month.
AUD/USD tumbles to near 0.6180 as US Dollar gains ground ahead of Trump’s inauguration
The AUD/USD pair falls sharply to near 0.6180 in Friday’s North American session. The Aussie pair slumps as the US Dollar ...
Analysis: What to possibly expect from the RBA's first meeting of 2025
Independent analyst Evan Lucas has broken down expectations for the first Reserve Bank of Australia meeting for 2025.
It will be at least a year until Australians get some relief from the cost-of-living crisis, experts warn
From the dollar recently falling to a near five-year low to social media posts about both the cost of eating out and grocery ...