Australian Bond Exchange

ABE Weekly – CPI at 7.8% in the year to Dec 22

ABE Weekly Newsletter Friday 10 February 2023 ABE Weekly 10 February 23   Key Points Over the 12 months to December 2022, the CPI rose 7.8 per cent (AUS)  The RBA raised its cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.35 per cent in its first board meeting of 2023 (AUS)  Global inflation remains very […]

ABE Weekly – Inflation the defining challenge in our economy

ABE Weekly Newsletter Friday 03 February 2023 ABE Weekly 3 February 23 PDF VERSION Key Points   CPI increased to 7.8 per cent over the twelve months to December (AUS).   Cash rate is 3.10 per cent (AUS).  IMF’s expected global growth is 2.9 per cent.   The annual inflation rate for the United States is 6.5 […]

ABE Weekly – Consumers finally cut back on spending

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter Friday 27 January 2023 ABE Weekly 27 January 23 PDF version Key Points Inflation hits 7.8 per cent (Australia) The Fed funds rate stands at 4.33 per cent (US) The Euro zone annual inflation was 9.2 per cent (Euro) The CPI rose by 9.2 per cent in the 12 months […]

ABE Weekly 20/01/23 – Inflation warning not heeded

ABE Weekly 20/01/23 ABE Weekly 20 January 23 PDF version Australia The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) set the cash rate at 3.10 per cent on 7 December 2022, an increase of 0.25 bps from the last change. The increase in interest rates could have an impact on first home buyers as their buying power […]

ABE Weekly 13/01/2023

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter Friday 13 January 2023 ABE Weekly 13 January 23 PDF version Key Points Cash rate stands at 3.10% (Aus)  Inflation increased 7.3% in the twelve months to November (Aus)  World Bank cut its global economic forecast to 1.7% this year (Global) The Federal Funds rate stands at 4.33% (US) The […]

ABE Weekly 06/01/23

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter Friday 6 January 2023   ABE Weekly 6 January 23 Key Points Expectations of interest rate rising (Aus)   Housing will remain a strong sector driven by higher migration levels (Aus)   CPI stands at 6.9 per cent as of October 2022 (Aus)   Federal Funds interest rate stands at 4.33 per cent. […]

ABE Weekly 23/12/2022

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter Friday 23 December 2022 ABE Weekly 23 December 22 PDF version Key Points S&P/ASX200 rose this week on the back of the US market rally  Ongoing concerns for inflation in 2023  Further rates tightening by the RBA expected in 2023   US CPI rate was 0.1 per cent for November, 7.1 […]

ABE Weekly 16/12/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 16 December 2022 ABE Weekly 16 December 22 Key Points Australia inflation ongoing concerns, 8 per cent peak expected Q4,2022 S&P/ASX200 Friday morning down 1 per cent 0.39 per cent to 7131.60  ABS statistics; increase in vacant jobs, unemployment rate steady US FED raises interest rate by 0.5 basis points, to […]

ABE Weekly 9/12/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 9 December 2022 ABE weekly 9-12-2022 Key Points RBA raises interest rates 25 basis points to 3.1% AU Consumer spending still strong Australia Household savings ratio lowering among families US market sell-off continues for four straight sessions, mild recession fears for 2023 US FED interest rate decision next week Australia […]

ABE Weekly 2/12/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 2 December 2022 ABE Weekly 2 December 2022 Key Points In the US, suggestions that the pace of FED rate hikes to slow down as soon as December 2022. Federal Reserve suggested there is a possibility of inflation decreasing next year; on the back of this comment financial markets rose. […]