Australia
Australia’s central bank sees future for tokenisation in wholesale financial markets
[SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank sees a future for tokenisation in wholesale financial markets and is planning a technological sandbox where industry players can try out products, a senior official s...
Australia’s CPI flat on month in February; up 3.7% on year
[SYDNEY] Australian consumer prices were flat in February as prices for domestic holidays and petrol dipped, while core inflation came in a little slower than forecast, though all this preceded the sp...
Australia fuel shortages expand to hundreds of service stations
The country biggest supplier, South Korea, has already said that it will cap some exports
Sembcorp picks banks for A$3 billion Alinta loan in Aussie push
The loan arrangers are ANZ Group Holdings, DBS Group Holdings and OCBC, sources say
SIA to launch flights from new, 24-hour Western Sydney airport on Nov 23
The curfew-free hub will allow the carrier to bypass the existing Sydney airport’s curfews with overnight schedules
Australia pensions to reach US$4 trillion by 2030 with fewer funds
The country’s pensions system is the world’s fourth largest and is projected to leap to second place in the coming years
Australia February employment jumps, jobless rate still rises
The RBA has judged that the labour market had tightened a little recently as the economy picked up pace after three rate cuts last year
Australian tea brand T2 Tea shuts all Singapore outlets as it looks to ‘reset’ Asia retail strategy
A company spokesperson says the retailer is in its ‘strongest position’ in over a decade
EU says it’s nearing a free-trade agreement with Australia
Both sides are racing to shore up economic links with like-minded partners
RBA to deliver back-to-back hikes as Iran war refuels inflation
Money markets are pricing a three-in-four chance of a rate rise in March and see more tightening to come
