The RBA’s progress report on the Australian economy At the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA’s) meeting this week, there were no great surprises. The central bank left the cash rate on hold at 0.25% for the fourth month in a row, and no change is expected there at the moment. I don’t see the RBA moving into negative territory with rates, as there is no substantial evidence that approach would be effective. The RBA indicated …
ECONOMICS & MARKETS After the Bell: daily market update, July 7 07 Jul, 2020 Not a great day on the ASX, Victorian premier Dan Andrews has announced a new lockdown, and the central bank also met today. Our senior economist, Diana Mousina, talks us through the last 24 hours. Important information While every care has been taken in the preparation of this video, AMP Capital Investors Limited (ABN 59 001 777 591, AFSL 232497) and …
So why do quantitative easing? Normally central banks implement monetary policy by changing interest rates. But when interest rates have already fallen to zero, in order to support the economy central banks have been turning to boosting the quantity of money in the economy. Hence quantitative easing. The current expansion in quantitative easing (and its adoption in Australia) reflects: A need to ensure that short term money markets continue to function – as lenders became …
