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Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... Standard Chief Economists Forum, Baur said global economies were returning to normal, which in turn signals that interest rates are also returning to normal levels. Inflation and low interest rates will be two key factors for the financial markets this ...

Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... and weighted measures, core inflation remained unchanged at 1.9%. This, in no way, would prod the RBA to raise interest rates anytime soon. More so, because current low inflation would likely be transmitted into lower pay rises. Wages increased by 2% ...

Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... and building and structures and staffing which... you already know the drill. And again sure, the Fed could raise interest rates more than the three it forward guided earlier this year but... but would any American rather zero interest rates (even negative) ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... that simple or simplistic. This is because rising inflation could prompt the Fed to be more aggressive on raising interest rates - indicating more expensive credit that could slow consumer and spending. This, along with surging bond yields - 10-year ...

Consistent growth fuels Future Fund cyber fears

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... fund's Q2 performance to 3.3%, compared to just 0.8% in the previous quarter, chief executive David Neal said. "As interest rates around world rise towards more normal levels, we expect to see downward pressure on asset prices. Our strategy is designed ...

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... and weighted measures, core inflation remained unchanged at 1.9%. This, in no way, would prod the RBA to raise interest rates anytime soon. More so, because the current low inflation would likely be transmitted into lower pay rises. Wages increased by ...

Paradice appoints portfolio manager from Northcape

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... growth going forward. " "The consumer has held up remarkably well given benign wage inflation, primarily due to low interest rates and the property wealth effect. With banks squeezing rates and tightening lending practices and power prices rocketing ...

Traditional advice strategies pose retirement risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... become an even greater tax planning tool. Negatively geared loans not providing as much of a loss due to lower interest rates and now-defunct agriculture tax schemes are making it difficult to claim large tax deductions, he said. "However, with the changes ...

Bitcoin bubble will burst in 2018: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... respondents are betting the days of the bitcoin phenomenon are numbered, while 29% predict Australia will lift interest rates by 25 percentage points. Participants were less enthused about house prices dropping (15%), overvalued stock markets correcting ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
The US Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and other central banks have signalled they too will pare stimulatory measures introduced in the wake of the GFC, all of which has significant consequences for money managers in 2018. The Reserve Bank ...