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RBA blames lack of demand in property downturn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... investors. "One issue that we are closely monitoring is the extent to which households choose to take advantage of lower interest rates to pay down their mortgages faster. This would be evident in an increase in loan approvals that is not accompanied ...

No one reads the PDS: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... customers whose term deposits had expired into new term deposits. The 'new' term deposits had significantly lower interest rates than available alternatives - for example, at-call accounts." Disclosure requirements, the report concluded, are viewed by ...

Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... zero (0) in September from 1 in the previous month - below the long-run average of 6. Clearly, lower and lower interest rates are having very limited effect on sentiment, spending and borrowing, justifying RBA governor's Lowe call on his fiscal counterparts ...

Chief economist update: Zero here we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... bridge. The road ahead is what matters more. As RBA Governor Lowe explained, "The Board took the decision to lower interest rates further today to support employment and income growth and to provide greater confidence that inflation will be consistent ...

Chief economist update: RBA cuts official cash rate to 0.75%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... of go on a holiday or buy furniture or kind of do some spending, they don't do that anymore... When we lower interest rates, they are more likely go to the bank and say, 'Look, I want to pay off my mortgage'." This begs the question, why ...

Time to reset member return expectations?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... future profitability)? "Should we consider whether 10 years of 'lower-for-longer' has expanded to permanently lower interest rates, and a different normal state?" According to the researcher, super funds need to prepare members for "much lower" nominal ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... consumption. The stabilisation in the Australian property market (if it persists) plus the tax cuts plus lower interest rates plus still low unemployment (albeit, lacklustre wage growth) should strengthen household spending going forward. I for investment. ...

Boutique manager hires investment banking expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... MCP, having recently worked at Westpac and NAB respectively. Managing partner Andrew Lockhart commented: "As lower interest rates weigh on yields, the listed and unlisted funds we offer provide attractive options for investors seeking to add alternative ...

Buy time ahead for Aussie equities: Tribeca

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... second-most expensive equities market (after the NASDAQ), Australian equities are expected to be held up by lower interest rates, stabilisation of housing prices, tax cuts, political stability and better relative yield proposition, Liu said. "[We] should ...

Chief economist update: A case for optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
With a buoyant stock market, tax cuts, lower interest rates and a recovering housing market, one would think all Australians should have every reason to dance on the streets. Australians, all, should be dancing on the streets to Jimmy Cliff's classic ...