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Australia’s rapid recovery brings Budget surplus into sight
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Australia’s rapid recovery brings Budget surplus into sight

Australia's Budget, to be announced on May 9, could show the country's first surplus in 15 years.

Bloomberg 05 May 2023
Sovereign debt costs to double by 2025
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Sovereign debt costs to double by 2025

Governments will increasingly be at the mercy of bond investors.

Bloomberg 05 May 2023
Fed hikes rates by quarter point, Powell hints at possible pause
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Fed hikes rates by quarter point, Powell hints at possible pause

US Fed chair Jerome Powell said support for the 25 basis-point rate increase was “very strong across the board”.

Bloomberg 04 May 2023
Australia signals further tightening after unexpected rate hike
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Australia signals further tightening after unexpected rate hike

The Reserve Bank of Australia increased its cash rate to 3.85%, the highest level since April 2012, in a decision predicted by only nine of 30 economists. 

Bloomberg 03 May 2023