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Reserve Bank of Australia, 08 Jul 2026, 11:18 AM
RBA Hunter: Few Signs Of Notable Econ Slowdown In Recent Weeks

--MonPol may need to be tightened if some persistent inflation is expected
--Few signs of marked slowdown in econ, despite consumer/biz consumer confidence fall
--Supply-shock related trade-offs for MonPol could continue going forwar...

Reserve Bank of Australia

Negative Rate In Australia Could Theoretically Fall Materially Below -1%

(This article was first published at 10:52 AM on Wednesday, July 1, as an email to subscribers and trialists. It expanded on an article first published on Monday, June 29.

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Published on: 01 Jul 2026, 11:15 AM
RBA Minutes: Hawkish Tone As Inflation Worry Remains Even If Fuel Prices Recede

--Sustained high oil prices could feed into price, wage-setting even if fuel prices abate
--Middle East conflict still posed upside risks for inflation, downside for growth
--Persistent weak productivity...

Published on: 30 Jun 2026, 11:44 AM

Reserve Bank of NZ

Preview: Judgement Challenges Make 25bp RBNZ Hike Path of Least Regret

(This Preview was first published on Friday, July 3 at 10:32 AM as an email to subscribers and trialists)

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By Sophia Rodrigues

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Published on: 06 Jul 2026, 11:11 AM
Interview: RBNZ’s Hansen Wants Lop-Sided MonPol To Move Towards Centre

(This interview was first published at 3:42 PM)

--Says High Probability of OCR Hike in July
--Lop-Sided Risks Based on 2/3 Scenarios Pointing to OCR Hikes, plus Baseline
--Hansen view was two h...

Published on: 29 May 2026, 04:11 PM

Reserve Bank of India

Analysis: RBI Rate Hike -- Normal or Above-Normal?

(This Analysis was first published on Tuesday, September 27)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, September 27, 2022)—If 50 basis points rate hike is the new normal, does the shift in global rate vie...

Published on: 29 Sep 2022, 01:00 PM
Analysis: India RBI’s Unique MPC Framework May Signal Need For Action

(This Analysis was first published on Thursday, October 7 at 11:51 PM as an email to premium subcribers)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, October 7, 2021)—The Reserve Bank of India is an inflatio...

Published on: 08 Oct 2021, 01:27 PM

Other Central Banks

When Incomplete Scenario Analysis Undermines Central Bank Communication

(This Analysis was first published on Tuesday, July 7 at 8:11 PM as an email to subscribers and trialists)

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By Sophia Rodrigue...

Published on: 08 Jul 2026, 11:17 AM

Govt/Economy

AOFM’s May 2034 Bond Attracts Strong Demand, Even Better Than Nov 2033 Syndication

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, November 7, 2022)—The syndication of the 3.75% May 2034 Australian government bond has attracted bids over A$32.1 billion by the close of Sydney hours Monday, a strong outc...

Published on: 07 Nov 2022, 07:34 PM
AOFM Likely To Lower 2022-23 Bonds Issuance Task To Around A$75 billion

(This article was first published on Tuesday, October 25 at 8:54 PM as an email to premium subscribers)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, October 25, 2022)—The Australian Office of Financial Manag...

Published on: 27 Oct 2022, 10:37 PM

Opinion

OPINION: Why Number of Coronavirus Cases is More Important Than Mortality Rate

By Sophia Rodrigues

In the past few days, I have read several articles about how the mortality rate for coronavirus may be overstated, and therefore it is more important to focus on the accurate* mortal...

Published on: 14 Mar 2020, 12:00 AM

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