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At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent. Growth in the global economy is continuing at a moderate pace. China’s growth has generally been in line with policymakers’ objectives, though some data suggest a slowing in recent months. Weakening property markets there present a challenge in … Continue reading “RBA Leaves Rates On Hold, Again”
The RBA just released their Financial Stability Review for September 2014. They made a number of comments on Housing Lending, which I have collated in a more digestible form here. INVESTMENT LENDING Household credit growth has picked up, almost entirely driven by investor housing credit, which is growing at its fastest pace since late 2007. … Continue reading “RBA On Housing Lending in Financial Stability Review”
The draft report was released today. In a layered document, it sets out a series of 28 observations, and possible options for ongoing consideration. The main observations are set out below: • The banking sector is competitive, albeit concentrated. The application of capital requirements is not competitively neutral. Banks that use internal ratings-based (IRB) risk … Continue reading “Financial System Inquiry – Interim Report”
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have today published a review of the changes introduced last year which were put in place to reduce the barriers to entry for new financial institutions. The purpose of the measures was to enable increased competition in the banking industry, to the benefit of customers. … Continue reading “Increasing Competition In Banking – Lessons From The UK”
Further evidence of the continued importance of peer to peer lending is highlighted by the news that Spanish based bank, Banco Santander will start referring small UK businesses to peer-to-peer lending service Funding Circle as part of a new partnership between the two firms. As we highlighted in our recent review of the development of … Continue reading “Banco Santander to refer small UK businesses to peer-to-peer lender”
The IMF has launched its Global Housing Watch, a selected set of data highlighting potential pressures in the housing market across countries. “Housing is an essential sector of every country’s economy, but it has also been a source of instability for financial institutions and countries. Understanding the drivers of house price cycles, and how to … Continue reading “IMF Warns On Housing, Launches New Index”
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