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High rates impacting REITs: Quay

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... been the expected reduction in levered cashflows as higher rates make their way through profits and losses. "As interest rates are used as a tool to cool the economy, the inference is that tenant demand (and therefore market rent growth) should follow ...

Mortgage holders, retailers relax after rate pause

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... said the latest pause will help bolster business confidence and gives retailers "cautious optimism around whether interest rates may be lowered in the near future". "Continued interest rate hikes have the dual effect of reducing customer spending whilst ...

Future Fund finds new chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... step up to lead the investment program," Costello said. "Globally, inflation remains higher than is desirable and interest rates have continued to rise, while fiscal policy remains accommodative and productivity growth is low. This creates a challenging ...

Fitch downgrades US credit rating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... and an erosion of governance that has manifested in repeated debt limit standoffs. "Over the next decade, higher interest rates and the rising debt stock will increase the interest service burden, while an aging population and rising healthcare costs ...

RBA sustains cash rate at 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... do so. "In light of this and the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook, the board again decided to hold interest rates steady this month. This will provide further time to assess the impact of the increase in interest rates to date and the economic ...

Aware Super details new term deposit option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... $1807 a week. Aware Super said if they invested $10,000 in a 12-month term deposit through the fund at current interest rates, they'd earn about $445 in interest after tax, excluding fees and charges. Outside of super, they'd only earn $345. "We pride ...

Federal Reserve raises interest rates to a 22-year high

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, taking rates to a 22-year high. Overnight, the Fed announced rates would rise to a range of 5.25% to 5.5% to continue its fight against inflation. Fed chair Jerome ...

Inflation falls to 6%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... Economics partner Stephen Smith contended that today's data provides additional evidence that the RBA has raised interest rates excessively. "As Deloitte Access Economics has been warning for the past 12 months - and as the Reserve Bank's own ...

New Vanguard regional ETF capital markets lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... International bond ETFs had the biggest boost of 215% year on year to finish at $763 million. "Although rising interest rates have created short-term pain for Australian investors, they have helped to improve long-term return expectations for bonds," ...

Major economies buoyed by tight jobs market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... been expecting the unemployment rate to be higher than it is by now, given the contractionary impact of higher interest rates." The labour market in the US also shows no signs of abating. "The unemployment rate remains historically low, job openings ...