The RBA addressed Australian economic shocks while Sarah Hunter commented on inflation, alongside Anika Wells discussing telco issues and funeral processions starting in Najaf.

The entities involved

• RBA →

  Spanish media enterprise

  • The Reserve Bank of Australia is managing monetary policy while assessing how geopolitical risks in the Middle East, including conflict status and oil flow, affect the outlook for inflation and the potential benefits of a peace deal.Mon 03:04
  • The Reserve Bank of Australia and the European Central Bank are facing global economic pressures. Data released on May 27 showed that CPI rose 0.4% in April.Sun 22:10
• Anika Wells →

  Australian politician

  • The company cablex, based in Lilley, supplies specialist cables for Bushmaster variants used by the ADF. Anika Wells is a Federal Member for Lilley.Mon 01:37
• Najaf →

  city in central-south Iraq

  • Flights to Iran have been suspended at airports in Erbil, Baghdad, and Najaf due to the ongoing US-Iran war.Sat 21:21
  • Najaf hosts Iraq's influential religious and political centers.Sat 13:37
• Sarah Hunter →

  researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-2453-0770)

  Nothing else this week.

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• The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is managing interest rates in Australia, with expert Pete predicting that the RBA will raise rates.Sep 11
• RBA rate hikes are having negative impacts on the Australian economy, leading experts to warn of a "quiet disaster."Aug 31
• RBA believes Australia's rate-hike cycle has ended, prompting financial institutions like Barclays and Capital Economics to adjust their economic forecasts.Jun 29