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Is the wage price spiral narrative a lie?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... prices faster than their costs have been rising," the analysis said. Using a methodology instituted by the European Central Bank, to decompose shifts in price levels and attribute them to shifts in wages, profits and taxes, the Australia Institute found ...

Pendal FUM drops $12bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
Pendal Group has reported its funds under management dropped over 11% in the June quarter. On Friday the investment manager announced FUM dropped to $111.0 billion in the June quarter, down from $124.9 billion at the end of the March quarter. It reported ...

US rocked by inflation disaster

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said inflation is higher than expected and ensuing central bank monetary tightening paired with pandemic-related supply chain disruptions triggered further global growth downgrades. Georgieva ...

Growth scare likely during second half of 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... potential relief of a soft landing," it read. Historically, when inflation has risen above target, the amount of central bank tightening delivered to bring down price pressures results in a recession roughly 80% of the time. Shifting to investment the ...

RBA raises interest rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... by December." Doyle concluded: "Higher interest rates will have the desired impact on demand that the Australian central bank is looking for resulting in falling house prices, weaker consumption and rising unemployment." "This should take some heat out ...

UK regulator appoints Camille Blackburn to leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... chief compliance officer roles in investment banking and money services businesses and senior policy roles at the Central Bank of Ireland. In the newly created role at the FCA, Blackburn will be responsible for policy development and the effective supervision ...

Inflation a greater danger than recession: Powell

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... raise rates rapidly to mitigate higher inflation, even if that increased recession risks. Speaking at the European Central Bank Forum in Portugal, Powell said: "Our aim is to have growth moderate, a necessary adjustment that needs to happen." But, he ...

Stagflation: What should we expect?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2022 conference, a panel of economic experts shared their views on the current stagflationary environment. "Inflation's certainly here to stay in the near term," QIC chief ...

OECD projects sharp growth deceleration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... reach levels not seen since the 1970s." Into 2023, the OECD anticipated that core inflation would remain at or above central bank target ranges in many major economies, however, cost pressures should start to ease because of rising interest rates. OECD ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to increase the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 85 basis points. The central bank also raised the interest rate on exchange settlement balances by 50 basis points to 75 basis points. At its meeting today ...