Wirtschaft/ Politik Australien & Ozeanien

 

Leveraged money managers lifted their bullish bets on the Australian dollar to the highest level in over eight years, wagering that projected gains in bond yields will cushion near-term volatility....

Australia's productivity performance ranks among the weakest in the developed world, yet it is drawing artificial intelligence investment away from other global contenders....

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Australia has become the world's third-largest AI investment destination behind the US and China, a result that's set to spur productivity in an economy currently struggling with a low potential growth rate and high inflation, Commonwealth Bank of Australia says....

Australia's household spending growth unexpectedly declined in December following strong gains in the preceding two months, with the outlook for the new year clouded after the Reserve Bank raised interest rates to help restrain demand....

Australia's central bank is trying to determine whether a surge in inflation is temporary or more entrenched, Governor Michele Bullock told lawmakers, sidestepping attempts to pin responsibility on government spending....

Australia's central bank chief Michele Bullock strode into a committee room in Parliament House on Friday morning primed to explain what's causing the inflation that forced this week's interest-rate hike — the world's first of 2026....

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Auf dem Bundesparteitag in Stuttgart Ende Februar fordert der Landesverband Schleswig-Holstein ein gesetzliches Mindestalter für Plattformen wie Tiktok und Instagram. Die Partei wolle Jugendliche unter 16 Jahren damit gegen Mobbing und psychischen Druck schützen....

Australia's trade surplus shrank to the lowest since 2018, underscoring how China's soaring exports and weak imports are reshaping merchandise flows and potentially dragging down major trade partners....

The Australian dollar's outlook is increasingly at risk as a slide in precious metals works against optimism driven by expectations for higher interest rates....

CANBERRA/BRUNEI (dpa-AFX) - Außenminister Johann Wadephul schließt seine mehrtägige Reise zu den Pazifikstaaten und nach Südostasien in Australien und dem Sultanat Brunei ab. In der australischen Hauptstadt Canberra will sich CDU-Politiker zunächst mit ......

The Reserve Bank of Australia may be forced to raise interest rates for a second consecutive time in March, according to Westpac Banking Corp. Chief Economist Luci Ellis, as the central bank embarks on the world's first tightening cycle of 2026....

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Linz (www.anleihencheck.de) - Die Reserve Bank of Australia hat gestern ihren Leitzins um 25 Basispunkte auf nun 3,85% erhöht, so Oberbank in ihrem aktuellen Tageskommentar zu den internationalen Finanzmärkten. Der Leitzins sei damit nicht einmal ein halbes Jahr, nachdem zuletzt die Zinsen gesenkt worden seien, wieder angehoben worden. [mehr]...

Australia is on track for the world's first tightening cycle of 2026 as economists and markets ramp up bets on another interest-rate increase, marking a sharp reversal for a central bank struggling to contain resurgent inflation....

In another sign of the splintering global policy outlook, Australia has just delivered the first interest-rate hike among major central banks for the year....

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Adam Linton break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)...

CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - The Australian dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Tuesday, after the Reserve Bank of Australia raised its benchmark rate for the first t......

Shortest rate-cutting cycle in the RBA's modern history ends after unexpected jump in inflation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has hiked rates for the first time in more than two years, with mortgage holders to bear the brunt of dealing with an unexpected jump in inflation.The RBA monetary policy board announced on Tuesday at the end of its two-day meeting that the cash rate target would lift to 3.85%, from 3.6%. Continue reading......