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QR codes could unlock lower-cost payments, says RBA

The Reserve Bank wants to drive down retail transaction costs by fostering competition and innovation, with QR-code based transactions one option on the table.

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Can Australia’s banks withstand the contagion stalking the global finance sector?

The seeds of a shock have been planted. The question is whether that will grow into a threat to bank stability and the broader economy

The Guardian - AU

Final data coming to inform next RBA rates decision

Retail sales data and the monthly consumer price index will offer some insights into spending behaviour and the likely trajectory for inflation.

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How can Australia pay $368 billion for new submarines? Some of the money will be created from thin air

Australia’s decision to buy three nuclear-powered submarines and build another eight is so expensive that, for the A$268 billion to $368 billion price tag, we could give a million dollars to every resident of Geelong, or Hobart, or Wollongong.

The Conversation

RBA hints at rates pause amid ‘economic uncertainty’

Australian mortgage holders might finally be in for a reprieve on interest rates, with the RBA indicating it will consider a pause in hikes.

The New Daily

Australian banks ‘unquestionably strong’ despite global uncertainty in sector, RBA says

Assistant governor of the Reserve Bank says local banks are protected by strong balance sheets despite ‘strained’ conditions overseas

The Guardian - AU

Credit Suisse is the car crash in its own Bonfire of the Vanities

The name's Bond – unhedged Treasury bond. Jonathan Milne argues that bond traders have again become sexy, for all the wrong reasons.

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US banks flock to Federal Reserve highlighting 'scale of stress in US banking system'

First Republic is the fourth bank in a week to show signs of financial distress. What does this mean for Australian interest rates – and mortgages?

ABC News

Jobs bounce sees unemployment fall, keeps pressure on for April interest rate rise

A strong bounce in jobs last month will maintain pressure on the Reserve Bank to keep increasing official interest rates, despite global banking jitters.

ABC News

New Zealand GDP down 0.6 per cent in Q4 2022

New Zealand has had a 0.6 per cent contraction in GDP in the December 2022 quarter, beginning a predicted 2023 dip a quarter earlier than expected.

AAP

Rising bank profits highlight tensions between competition watchdogs and central banks

With soaring mortgage rates expected to strain household budgets, there are calls – including from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand – for the Commerce Commission to investigate bank profits.

The Conversation

Could interest rates in Australia fall after the collapse of two US banks?

If the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) wanted an excuse to end interest rate hikes, the collapse of two US banks just gave it one.

ABC News

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