INFLATION

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While many welcomed Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ second budget with its $14.6 billion cost-of-living plan, some industry professionals are concerned with what was left out. ...

Funds management

Higher interest rates have helped deliver a 10 per cent boost to the major banks’ collective earnings, but weakening economic activity and heightened competition have dim...

Editorial

With initial signs that inflation might have passed its peak in Australia, portfolio managers have shared how they are positioning themselves for an interesting transitio...

Funds management

The central bank’s monetary policy board has announced its cash rate decision amid mixed signals from the domestic and global economy....

Funds management

With growing expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia will extend its interest rates pause, some believe further hikes aren’t completely ruled out. ...

Funds management

A whole generation of investment managers – and some central bankers – are navigating an economic landscape they have never experienced....

Funds management

The Treasurer has confirmed inflation has “passed its peak”, as data shows CPI inflation fell in the 12 months to the March quarter....

Funds management

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed the latest CPI inflation figure for the March quarter of 2023 and whether it has fallen from last quarter’s 30-year high....

Funds management

Due to the nation’s sensitivity to the global economy, Australia could be leading Western central banks in the race against inflation....

Editorial

As developed economies continue to tackle inflationary pressures, emerging markets are rebounding over their inflation curve and into a growth period....

Financial planning

As younger Australians navigate their first period of rising inflation, almost half of Gen Z say they are unprepared and ill-equipped to make financial decisions amid the...

Funds management

The RBA remains open to further rate tightening amid speculation of an end to the cycle....

Funds management

The RBA has acknowledged the “painful squeeze” that interest rate hikes are having on households was a factor in its decision to pause this month....

Funds management

The latest monthly CPI reading has shown annualised inflation fell for the second consecutive month in February....

Funds management

Softer than expected wage, GDP, and inflation indicators have added uncertainty to the monetary policy outlook, but markets are still bracing for further tightening from ...

 

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