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RBA pause short but sweet: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... employers need to oblige to some extent. Meanwhile, the rapid interest rate increases have shifted the likelihood of a recession within Australia, with Mousina saying the risk is currently sitting at around a 50% chance in the next 12 months. "I think ...

Wage increases shouldn't equal rate hikes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... cut and [RBA governor] Philip Lowe wants to give them a bigger wage cut," he said. "This will drive the economy into recession. This continued talk that there's some massive wage explosion that's based on a 1% higher than last year is just BS." ...

US recession possible, but recovery would be strong: Capital Group

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... within the private sector, as well households and companies, have been in robust shape. "Normally when we approach a recession, we can start to see signs of stress- companies and consumers typically have over-borrowed, and as interest rates go up, they ...

Growth, quality stocks to outperform: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... then you will continue to see growth outperform value, particularly as investors position defensively for some kind of recession with the Fed continuing to raise interest rates." But if things start to look peachier and China continues to rebound, inflation ...

Cash rate hits 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... basis points to bring the official cash rate to 4.1%. Many experts fear that Australia is teetering on the edge of a recession and that the latest decision by the nation's central bank will push it over the edge. Diana Mousina, deputy chief economist ...

Family offices look to infrastructure for alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... slowing startup funding. Valuations in growth sectors is also beginning to correct as the prospect of a growth slowdown or recession has taken shape. "With 2022 seeing a 33% decline in the Nasdaq composite index and with the ARK Innovation ETF off 67% ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
AMP chief economist Shane Oliver says the risk of recession is rising alongside the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) rate increases. Earlier in the week, the Australian share market rallied following the decision by US lawmakers to raise the debt ...

Italian private credit fund brings unique offering down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... liquidity premium, whilst allowing investors to redeem on a quarterly basis. "Global markets are bracing for a potential recession coupled with high inflation rates," Oricchio told Financial Standard. "In order to reduce both risks, MLoan's investment ...

US debt ceiling agreement reached

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... agreement prevents the "worst possible crisis." "A default for the first time in our nation's history, economic recession, retirement accounts devastated, millions of jobs lost. It also protects key priorities and accomplishments and values that ...

Family offices maintain a steady course: Goldman Sachs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... Informing their investment decisions, Goldman Sachs said respondents - 22% of which were located in Asia Pacific - cited recession, geopolitics, and inflation as their top three concerns going into the next one to two years. A significantly higher proportion ...