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RBA sustains cash rate at 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... decline to about 3.25% by the end of 2024 and return within the 2%-3% target range in late 2025. As for the country's GDP, growth measures are expected to be around 1.75% in 2024 and above 2% in 2025. Overall, the economy is experiencing a period ...

Epsilon launches second Australian fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... to property-related financing." Epsilon co-founding partner Mick Wright-Smith added inflation, high-interest rates and low GDP growth has impacted corporate cashflows. "But the middle market remains resilient due to its more conservative borrowing levels ...

Economists divided over cash rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... Current interest rate hikes have triggered cost-of-living pressures, though inflation is expected to subside through 2023. GDP growth is expected to stay low but positive, and unemployment rates are forecast to increase but remain low. "The economic ...

Don't discount Vietnam: Dragon Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... per day. According to VEIL fund manager Thao Ngo Thanh, Vietnam's government shows strong determination to achieve its GDP growth target of 6.5% for 2023 and control inflation within a range of 4.5%-5.0% while foreign direct investment remains resilient ...

Fitch gives Labor budget AAA rating

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... further supports the stable outlook." On a general government basis, Fitch forecasted the fiscal deficit to narrow to 1.2% of GDP in FY23, ending June 2023, from 3.8% in FY22. "The federal government is set to achieve its first underlying cash surplus ...

How this budget was built

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... iron ore, coking coal and rural outputs. Recall that while the commodities sector is just 22% of Australia's $2 trillion GDP, it accounts for almost 70% of national exports. As a result, the 9% increase in expected tax receipts for 2022-23 over 2021-22 ...

Australia's enviable debt levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... even though this amount is projected to climb 19% by June 2027, Australia's central government debt ratio was only 39% of GDP in 2022. Moreover, it's projected to substantially contract to 35% by the end of June 2023 albeit then climb slightly to 37% ...

Budget delivers surplus, with a catch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... inherited. Since the October Budget, the medium-term fiscal position has improved, with the deficit projected to be just 0.2% of GDP in 2033-34. The reduced need for borrowing has led to lower gross debt, which is expected to peak sooner that previously ...

Global economic growth hits 20-year low: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... compelling central banks to reconsider their policy paths." The IMF's latest forecast for Australia showed a decline in real GDP growth from 3.7% in 2022 to 1.6% in 2023, before ticking up to 1.7% in 2024. Meanwhile, inflation is projected to decrease ...

Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... tests. With Australia on course for 25 straight years of deficit, estimated to total about $50 billion a year by 2030 or 2% of GDP, Grattan Institute said the government must cut wasteful spending and raise taxes as soon as possible, adding the problem ...