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A female is likely to be appointed as the central bank’s deputy governor for the first time, with assistant governor Michele Bullock among the leading options.

The disruptive digital platform that enabled Australian lithium to sell at more than double the industry benchmark price will soon be used by the iron ore miner.

Many big institutions face reviews. The RBA’s turn is coming after the election under the Coalition or Labor, whether the bank likes it or not.

An Australian miner sold lithium this week at a price that was more than double those quoted by price reporting agencies. Can they both be right?

The RBA is more concerned about persistent disinflation given the downward trend in core inflation and inflation expectations since 2016.

Perth’s most expensive houses sold in 2020 and the people who bought them We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement There are more than 750,000 properties in Perth, but of those, it’s estimated around 1000, or just 0.1 per cent would attract a price tag of more than $5 million. The most expensive of those sold in 2020 was a $14 million waterfront property in Dalkeith, with the COVID-19 pandemic doing li...

The RBA’s quantitative easing program has no impact on house prices and reduces long-term interest rates and the Aussie dollar to levels much lower than they would otherwise be, so more bond-buying is a lock.

Forrest pours fortune into war on plastic Share Andrew Forrest has the world’s biggest petrochemical companies in his sights as his philanthropic Minderoo Foundation prepares to name and shame those it considers are ruining the world’s oceans and posing a threat to human health. Minderoo is pouring money into research on whether nano-sized plastic particles polluting oceans can penetrate the human brain. Andrew Forrest is on the front line of research into the damage plastics and overfishin...

China fears cant dent minings allure Share Trade tensions with China will prove to be short lived and have not diminished Australias appeal as an investment destination, according to the foreign private equity firm advised by former BHP boss Chip Goodyear. London-based Appian Capital Advisory will on Monday complete the raising of a $US775 million ($1 billion) fund targeted at mining projects that are expected to thrive under a global energy transition. Appians biggest investment to date is a ...

‘First time in history’: RBA’s first gender-balanced board By Sarah Buckley 30 December 2020 Two more women have been appointed to the RBA’s board, making it “gender-balanced for the first time in history”, according to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. The Morrison government has appointed Coca-Cola Amat...