This month

RBA Preview 17-18 February 2025: A history-making meeting

The RBA will do something historically noteworthy this coming meeting, regardless of what they decide. Either they will deliver the first rate cut of the 2025 rate cutting cycle, or they will disappoint a market priced for cuts more severely than they ever have before. With the consumer side of the economy showing signs of strengthening following tax cuts and real wages rising, there are plenty of reasons to wait before delivering the rate cut, even if inflation has fallen materially. But the optics may not let the RBA wait. So does the RBA want a rate cut or a hard place?

FIIG Monthly Income Fund Performance - January 2025

The FIIG Monthly Income Fund returned 0.50% net of fees in January, outperforming the AusBond Bank Bill Benchmark by 0.11%. This brings total outperformance (net of fees) to 1.14% since the fund’s inception in October 2024.