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RBA's multi-channel approach curbs inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... produced here to those produced offshore," he said. "In the context of high inflation and demand that is greater than the economy's capacity to supply goods and services, this diversion of spending offshore would be helpful." Meanwhile, as interest rates ...

How will the Israel-Hamas conflict impact Australia?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... "It increases the risk that we may see a few rate rises in central banks around the world if it gets embedded into the economy." However, Dhar isn't convinced on that point. "There are two ways to look at higher oil prices and the impact on the economy," ...

Australia vulnerable to further shocks: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... buffers to support their operations or service debts. Going forward, a decline in demand associated with a slowdown in the economy will remain a key risk for business profitability and debt servicing. Businesses that are exposed to discretionary consumer ...

Global economy 'remarkably resilient', faces growth challenges: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... macroeconomic fundamentals, in the extent of dependency on fuel and food imports, in the share of goods versus services in the economy, the role of trade, reform momentum, and the pace of the fight against inflation-all those affect both countries' policy ...

Treasury outlines plans to boost employment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... skills passport. The Working Future report's contents aim to ensure more Australians leverage "big shifts" underway in the economy over the coming decades. The government said the paper preempts future challenges that will impact Australia's workforce ...

Don't believe inflation hype, says Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... down that path. We're not even close to a rerun of the 70s." In the 1970s, US inflation came close to 15%, however the economy was also growing at 7.6%, its workforce was largely unionised, and two major oil shocks caused havoc. "The difference is that ...

Gender parity in funds management stalls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... average of $396 million in assets, while their male counterparts handle larger portfolios averaging $595 million. "When the economy is slowing, asset managers tend to merge and cut funds, focusing on core strategies, which means those run by female portfolio ...

Some explanations have missed the mark: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... sustain unemployment rates below what we have had over the past 40 years. If so, this would be very good news for both the economy and our society." Notwithstanding these outcomes, Lowe said the issue that defined his term more than any other was the ...

RBA holds cash rate at 4.1%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... global commodities Paul Bloxham and Jamie Culling agreed that the RBA judged its tightening has been sufficient to get the economy to head in the right direction. "The past month brought further evidence that consumer spending is slowing, the jobs market ...

Sequoia liquidates Libertas Financial Planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... financial advice-related claims dating back several years, the equities markets downturn, and prevailing uncertainty about the economy, chief executive and managing director Garry Crole said. Ezzat-Daniel Nesseim, a former Libertas financial adviser ...