Members commenced their discussion of international financial conditions with the observation that prices of risky financial assets had remained buoyant, despite continued elevated uncertainty over future tariff policies and the global economic outlook. Equity prices had reached new highs, and equity risk premia and corporate bond spreads remained low, including in Australia. Members noted that it was possible these developments could be justified by fundamentals, including: company earnings reports having generally been positive; fiscal policy settings being broadly supportive of economic activity (particularly in ... (full story)