Federal Bank Provides Monetary Policy Review | ASX Market Update

2 min read | August 28, 2020 06:21 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Federal Bank Chairman Jerome H. Powell announced a major policy shift on 27 August 2020 to average inflation targeting. The decision taken by Federal Bank about proper monetary policy shall continue to reflect a wide array of factors and shall not be influenced by any formula. The revisions to the statement combine to a strong updating of the monetary policy framework. The revision also reflects the way the policy has been conducted these days. In conducting monetary policy, the focus was on promoting as strong a labour market as possible.

For the 12 months ending June 30, the retailer booked a full-year net profit of $480.5 million, a rise of 19.4 per cent on the previous corresponding period. Harvey Norman said its slew of franchises that operated in eight different countries had benefited from increased sales between March and June due to pandemic restrictions causing heightened demand for new furniture and home entertainment. Sales revenue for the period rose 7.6 per cent to $8.23 billion, while the group’s earnings jumped 20.1 per cent to $742.5 million.

Forced cinema and theme park closures due to pandemic lockdown measures have inflicted a multi-million-dollar wound upon Village Roadshow with the company still held back by patron restrictions. The owner’s of Queensland’s iconic Movie World and Sea World posted a statutory loss of $117 million for the 12 months ending June 30, with its chief executive Clark Kirby saying the entertainment group has felt the full economic impact of the health crisis.

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