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Australia's budget position ranks second among G20 nations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... a testament to the government's responsible approach to budget management. "Our responsible management is ensuring that fiscal policy is taking the pressure off inflation when it is at its highest," the ministers said. "The Albanese government delivered ...

T. Rowe Price launches bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... increasing an underweight position on the longer end of the Treasury curve, the latest investment update shows. "We expect that fiscal supply will continue to keep long-end yields elevated. Broadly, we maintained our steepening bias on the US Treasury ...

Why this fundie sees the economy making a hard landing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... flow among S&P/ASX 200 stocks mirror those of Australian consumer savings; there was a surge during the pandemic due to fiscal support, less working capital pressures, and higher pricing, but now, cash flow has declined. "While companies can manage their ...

Chalmers expected to deliver Budget surplus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... at much less than the $69 billion we booked in the latest mid-year budget update." In the 2023-24 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) the government revealed a deficit reduction of $1.1 billion, an improvement of $12.8 billion from earlier projections. ...

Long-term cost of super early release to be $85bn: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... significantly poorer in retirement." Schubert said those withdrawals will also cost the next generation of taxpayers in a case of fiscal long-COVID. "These are the devastating consequences of schemes that break super's preservation rules," she said. ...

Cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... benefited from elevated commodity prices as a commodities exporter, relatively less restrictive monetary policy and supportive fiscal policy. Wang expects to see Australian consumer sentiment moderately improve in the coming months, helped by declining ...

Australian economic growth slows, IMF maintains positive outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... declines and an ageing population through structural reforms, and committing to a transition to greener practices. "Tighter fiscal policy is needed to support disinflation," the IMF said. "Fiscal policy must strike an appropriate balance between supporting ...

Emerging markets well placed for 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... emerging markets are benefiting from lower core inflation, growing foreign exchange reserves, trade surpluses, and prudent fiscal policies," it said. Elsewhere, Principal Asset Management chief executive Damien Buchet said the emerging market fundamental ...

Government reports improved fiscal outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
The federal government has released its 2023-24 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), revealing a deficit reduction of $1.1 billion, an improvement of $12.8 billion from earlier projections. Since the last election, the government has identified ...

Mild recession in 2024, higher interest rates: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... expansionary nor contractionary - has increased, driven primarily by demographics, productivity growth, and higher structural fiscal deficits," the report read. "Policy rates are therefore likely to remain at heightened levels compared with periods following ...
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