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Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... meeting produced unchanged monetary policy settings yet again, marking the 26th month of inaction. The eurozone's interest rates haven't changed - repo rate at 0.0%; deposit facility at -0.40% and marginal lending facility at 0.25% - since the ECB cut ...

Chief economist update: Inflation remains in the slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... the RBA's target range: 2%-3.0% inflation rate. Is it when "core inflation" reaches 2.0% that they start lifting interest rates, or would it be 3.0%? RBA Governor Philip Lowe's address to the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce in Perth on April 11 ...

Future Fund continues progress yet challenges lay ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... the major advanced economies is positive for the near-term, although the longer-term outlook remains challenging. Interest rates globally are poised to begin rising as the world works through surplus capacity," Costello said. "Looking forward, the board ...

Chief economist update: Australian workers, don't expect a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 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 ...

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 ...