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Chief economist update: The colour of Beige

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... these price increases flow through into the economy's general inflation level will determine if the Fed raises interest rates by another two or three or four more this year. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is heading Fed's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... Philip Lowe explained in his address to the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce, it's a scenario "...in which interest rates are increasing is one in which the economy is strengthening and income growth is also picking up." But whether or not upcoming ...

Chief economist update: RBA certain to raise interest rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... yesterday. Perhaps, Lowe is itching to experience the kind of power the RBA Governor holds with even a minor tweak in interest rates for the official cash rates had been stuck at a record low 1.5% since August 2016 - one month before he assumed office ...

Default options safeguard retirement savings: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... than younger people or those in other countries, but about half of them answer basic questions about inflation, interest rates, and diversification incorrectly," Bateman said. Research previously undertaken in the United States analysing Prescription ...

Instos chasing EM debt for value

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
Institutional investors are setting their sights on emerging market debt in an environment where equities and interest rates seem fully valued. Speaking to Financial Standard, Grant Samuel Funds Management chief executive Damien McIntyre said that interest ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... smooth transition. This could be one of the reasons behind the BOE's signalling that another small increase in interest rates is nigh. The British central bank last lifted the Bank Rate from 0.25% to 0.5% in November last year. Financial markets expect ...

Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... March. The other details of the Conference Board's latest survey also showed 71.9% of respondents expect higher interest rates... surprise, surprise. As for Wall Street, 35.4% of US consumers expect stock prices to increase over the next 12 months, down ...

Kapstream creates new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... of more-flexible, or unconstrained, bond funds has been striking." "Investors wary about the prospect of rising interest rates hindering longer-duration strategies have flocked to the likes of Macquarie Income Opportunities and Kapstream Absolute Return ...

Top stocks shine in the long term: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... investment opportunities in global equities. Even amid the growing concerns about protectionism, and inflation and interest rates increasing more rapidly than expected, there has never been a more exciting time to invest in the global share market, he ...

Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... rate), for instance, indicates upward pressure on wages. All else being equal, this would exert upward pressure on interest rates as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) tries to prevent wage inflation from spilling over into consumer prices. Higher interest ...