INFLATION
Funds management
T. Rowe Price has retained its overweight to Australian equities as the economy is proving more resilient to inflation than other global markets....
Financial planning
Inflation has risen to 5.1% in the March quarter with the focus on the RBA to raise rates sooner than expected....
Funds management
BlackRock has updated its three 2022 investment themes to account for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine....
Funds management
Following a turbulent start to 2022, Fidelity has outlined the three themes it expects to influence markets over the coming few months....
Funds management
The likelihood of an oil shock and rate hikes triggering a global recession has increased and is now “reasonably large”, according to Robeco....
Financial planning
Unemployment is forecast to reach 3.75% in the September quarter of 2022, the lowest since 1974, with the Government signalling rising wages as the ticket out of inflatio...
Funds management
Central banks are on a path to normalisation with the cash rate expected to be at 3.4% in two to three years, according to BMIS....
Funds management
About three quarters of Australian institutional investors intend to implement portfolio changes to mitigate against inflation in the next 12 months, compared with 61% of...
Funds management
Morgan Stanley believes Australia is well placed to outperform most developed markets and is forecasting Australia’s gross domestic product to grow 4.5% this calendar yea...
Funds management
Six months after closing its Australian equity overweight, T. Rowe Price remains neutral on the asset class as it believes earnings forecasts remain elevated....
Funds management
The geopolitical tensions has set Australian resources companies to benefit from elevated commodity prices and higher prices will equate to stronger company earnings....
Funds management
Given the high starting rates, the impact of the Russian/Ukraine war on inflation is being underestimated, according to MFS, and it may be wise for investors to avoid ‘bu...
Funds management
The “big picture context” of low fixed income yields and persistent global equities performance can be viewed through three themes, including living with inflation, cutti...
Funds management
Diversified income portfolios offer an alternative to traditional term deposits, and complement listed shares and property trusts during periods of low interest rates and...
Funds management
While certain areas of emerging markets have brightening prospects, the threat of problems and regulatory uncertainty in China meant it is still worth being wary of the m...
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