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Chief economist update: Zero beyond 2023

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... to weigh on economic activity, employment, and inflation in the near term, and poses considerable risks to the economic outlook over the medium term". Added to this is the uncertainty over the upcoming US elections, the on-going Sino-US trade war and ...

Argo Infrastructure posts $9.3m loss, but increases dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... sustainable cashflows. Considering the current environment, Argo said it would remain cautious on the global economic outlook until a vaccine is widely available. "Accordingly, Argo Infrastructure's portfolio is modestly defensively positioned with a ...

Evans Dixon reports $30.5m loss

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... pandemic have resulted in significant disruption to global financial markets and heighted uncertainty for the global economic outlook," Evans Dixon chief executive Peter Anderson said. The company said it is strategically recruiting in EP to broaden ...

Chief economist update: Worse news is better news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... stimulus measures would be enacted beyond those anticipated in the June forecast, the positive effect on the economic outlook was outweighed somewhat by the staff's assessment of the likely effects of several other factors," The Fed said. "Those ...

GAM records $19bn in outflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... growth for the benefit of our shareholders." Clients are looking for investment themes which transcend the current economic outlook and GAM is well positioned to provide these with our specialist actively managed strategies, he added. "I believe that ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... Historically, a falling US dollar reflects a reflationary environment, highlighting growing confidence in the global economic outlook. This can be positive for emerging countries and commodities, Oliver said, including gold. Alongside the fall of the ...

AIST pushes for policy reform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... and planning requirements." Working together, the government and superannuation sector could help improve the economic outlook and investment outcomes for Australians, the AIST said.

Chief economist update: Australian outlook under COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... directly comparable because the OECD provided calendar year forecasts, comparing apples with apples, the OECD's economic outlook report puts Australian GDP growth (or should I say contraction) this year only second smallest to South Korea among the ...

Early release of super extended

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... driven a dramatic change in the budget's position. These harsh numbers reflect the harsh reality we face. The economic outlook remains very uncertain..." He said the official unemployment number is expected to peak at 9.25% in the December quarter ...

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... and equity. "The prices of many assets have risen substantially despite the high level of uncertainty about the economic outlook. Bond yields remain at historically low levels," he said. Lowe said, in Australia, the economy is going through a very difficult ...