Policy rate articles
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Another Rate Hike Coming In 2024? Macquarie Economists Reverse Forecast: Warn Of 'Increasingly Ominous' Policy Rate Change
The economic outlook for 2024 is taking an unexpected turn as economists at Macquarie have revised their predictions for interest rates, now suggesting a potential hike. read more
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AUD/JPY rises on speculation surrounding the RBA raising policy rate
The Australian Dollar surges driven by growing hawkish sentiment surrounding RBA, following the hot CPI data. Judo Bank chief economic adviser Warren Hogan predicts that the RBA might increase the cash rate three times in 2024. The safe-haven JPY loses ground due to the uncertainty surrounding the BoJ's rate outlook. AUD/JPY continues its winning streak for the sixth successive session on Monday, hovering around 104.50, a level not seen since April 2013. The persistent upward momentum of the...
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The chilling policy to cut Greenland’s high birth rate – podcast
In the 1960s the birthrate in Greenland was one of the highest in the world. Then it plunged. Decades later, women have finally begun speaking out about what happenedBula Larson was 14 when one day she and her friends were told to go to the hospital. Bula lived in Greenland and was Inuit like most of the population of the island, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark. At the hospital she and her friends lined up, and one-by-one were told to enter a room. Bula recalls how she was asked to...