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Bank of England set to raise UK interest rates to highest level since 2008

The Bank of England is set to raise interest rates to their highest level since late 2008 as it continues to combat stubbornly high inflation in the U.K. Financial markets expect the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee to lift its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point…

The Independent UK

Stock Index Futures Move Lower Ahead of U.S. Inflation Data, Debt Ceiling Worries Weigh

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.20%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.23% this morning as investors looked ahead to a crucial U.S. inflation report that could provide fresh clues on the future of the Fed’s monetary policy.

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Stock Index Futures Move Lower Ahead of U.S. Inflation Data

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Gold stays buoyant as Asian bourses rally

Gold prices bounced back and managed to stay buoyant on Monday as Asian stocks advanced while investors awaited key US inflation data due later this week that could influence the Federal Reserve's (Fed) monetary policy stance.

Bangkok Post

Stocks Set to Open Mixed as Investors Await U.S. Inflation Data, Debt Worries Remain

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.02%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.11% this morning as market participants awaited crucial U.S. inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy stance.

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Bank of England may have to raise rates to 5% this summer, says Goldman Sachs

US investment bank believes inflationary pressures could force monetary policy committee’s hand

The Guardian - UK

Inflation falling faster than predicted: RBA’s lifeline for borrowers

Australia's red-hot inflation is expected to cool faster than predicted, the RBA has revealed – offering a lifeline at last to borrowers

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Inflation will decline faster than previously forecast as Australian economy slows, RBA says

The Reserve Bank’s quarterly statement on monetary policy predicts that the underlying inflation rate will end the year at 4%

The Guardian - AU

Fed Lifts Interest Rates Yet Again: What the Experts Are Saying

Although the Fed raised interest rates for a 10th consecutive meeting, it finally opened the door to a pause in its tightening campaign.

Kiplinger

Selling pressure set to rise this month

Trinity Securities cautioned investors to be wary of selling pressure in May, especially during the week after the general election, as the market may fluctuate ahead of the meeting of the Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at the end of the month.

Bangkok Post

Australians have been scared off loans – and that’s exactly what the RBA wants

The majority of Aussies have been spooked off of loans and have lost faith in the decisions of the RBA, research shows.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: How the RBA is making inflation worse

Is there a better example of the deficiencies of monetary policy than the RBA prolonging higher rent inflation by lifting rates to theoretically reduce inflation?

The New Daily

Stock market today: Asia shares gain as BOJ stands pat

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after Wall Street rallied to its best day since January and the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-lax monetary policy unchanged

The Independent UK

RBA review has ‘opened the door’ to moving away from inflation focus, panellist says

Renee Fry-McKibbin says panel considered ‘a lot of alternative frameworks’ but decision on shift would fall to future reviews

The Guardian - AU

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ABC News

The criticisms behind the Reserve Bank review's recommendations for a new board, updated mandate

The Reserve Bank review wants to remove economic prosperity as an objective of monetary policy, with some economists arguing house prices and household debt are outside its domain.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: The fallacy at the heart of the Reserve Bank of Australia review

Instead of tackling the fallacy and lie, the review came up with this: 'There should be increased joint work between Treasury and the RBA'.

Evening Standard

Strong business survey lifts the gloom after disappointing retail sales

The mixed statistical messages will make it even harder for the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to make its decision on interest rates

The New Daily

Coalition, Labor at odds over RBA board appointments

As the Albanese government seeks to enact the recommendations of a review of the Reserve Bank, the coalition has queried two new appointments.

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AAP

Reserve Bank to keep close eye on jobs and inflation

The Albanese government will enact the recommendations of a review of the Reserve Bank, to ensure it focuses on full employment and inflation.

The Times of India

Cumulative impact of monetary policy actions still unfolding: RBI governor in MPC meeting

MUMBAI: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das, in the rate-setting panel meeting earlier this month, opined that the cumulative impact of the monetary policy actions over the last one year is still unfolding and needs to be monitored closely, as per the MPC minutes released on Thursday.

The New Daily

Reserve Bank revolution: Jim Chalmers reshapes the RBA for the 21st century

The scale of the RBA changes recommended by the review is large – there is an entire section devoted to a year-long implementation process.

ABC News

What does the Reserve Bank of Australia review mean, and how will it affect interest rates and mortgage payments?

A scathing review of the Reserve Bank of Australia is set to deliver a shake-up of the central bank not seen in a generation. Here's what it means for interest rates, your mortgage, and RBA governor Philip Lowe.

The Guardian - AU

Philip Lowe welcomes RBA review but says description of board ‘far from the reality’

Reserve Bank governor says board challenges him and does not ‘sit there meekly’ but calls overall report ‘kind of excellent’

The Guardian - AU

RBA shake-up promises board representation for workers, with focus on full employment and fighting inflation

Sweeping changes to Reserve Bank of Australia give equal weighting to employment and inflation, and mandate greater transparency

The Conversation

Reserve Bank revolution: how Jim Chalmers will recraft the RBA for the 21st century

The review into the Reserve Bank of Australia has just been published by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, and it’s a blockbuster.

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