By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has appointed the first female head of its central bank, passing over the current governor to elevate his deputy to the high-profile job amid a public[...]
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Factbox-Changes to Australia’s central bank following review
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government announced on Friday that Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia, will take over from Governor Philip Lowe in September,[...]
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Instant View: Australia appoints first female head for RBA
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia on Friday appointed Michele Bullock as the next central bank governor, replacing Philip Lowe to become the first female head of the key institution. Reserve Bank[...]
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Australia govt appoints Michele Bullock as next central bank governor
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Friday appointed Michele Bullock as the next central bank governor, replacing Philip Lowe. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Lowe’s current seven-yea[...]
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Factbox-Potential candidates as next chief of Australia’s central bank
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The head of Australia’s central bank will not be reappointed for a second term as the Labor government seeks a new pair of hands for an institution scarred[...]
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Cooler inflation keeps stocks up, dollar and yields down
By Lawrence Delevingne and Huw Jones (Reuters) -U.S. stocks rose again and global equities hit new highs for 2023 on Thursday, while the dollar and Treasury yields continued to slide, as slowing U.S.[...]
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Dollar buckles on US disinflation signs as Fed nears end of hiking cycle
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar sank to its lowest since April 2022 on Thursday, as cooling U.S. inflation bolstered expectations the Federal Reserve would hike inter[...]
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Australian banks say low unemployment is buffering home loans
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – The CEOs of Australia’s two biggest banks said on Thursday a tight labour market was keeping late home loan repayments below historic levels even after a y[...]
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Wall Street cheers cool CPI with stock rally; dollar, yields decline
By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks advanced on Wednesday and the dollar and Treasury yields fell after new U.S. inflation data showed a slowdown in the seemingly relentless rise of c[...]
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