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Federal Reserve raises rates 0.75%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
The US Federal Reserve has raised its policy interest rate by 75 basis points, flagging ongoing increases will be necessary to bring inflation down to target. Following the central bank's decision, the federal funds rate benchmark sits between 3.75% ...

Australian housing slump marches on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... between the pandemic low in September 2020 to a high in April, national property prices have fallen 6%, said AMP chief economist Shane Oliver. "The key drivers of the downturn remain: poor affordability, rising mortgage rates, some rise in new listings ...

CPI poses awkward optics for RBA: Economist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... in the near future with a likely pause from mid-2023 as the RBA assesses the impact of its tightening strategy." UNSW economist Nalini Prasad commented: "Inflation remains well above the RBA's target range." "The RBA will need to raise interest rates ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... system that funds government services more fairly, and more sustainably. Responding to the Budget measures, abrdn chief economist Jeremy Lawson said: "The first Labor budget in almost a decade was about walking a very narrow tightrope. How to respond ...

Federal Budget is challenging: Economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
In an interview with Financial Standard, independent economist Chris Richardson said the Treasurer has two big and difficult problems on his hands, the first being gas prices and the other the National Disability Insurance Scheme. In delivering the ...

Northern Trust names global macro fixed income head

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
The appointment of veteran Fed economist Antulio Bomfim will enable Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM)'s global fixed income team to expand its capabilities worldwide. Bomfim brings over 30 years of experience to the newly created role, including ...

QIC sees changes in private debt, liquid markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... with the Queensland state government investor for 20 years, joining from the Bank of England, where she worked as an economist. Before that, in 1997, she was an economist at the Queensland Treasury. Meanwhile, Alison Towers, QIC's director of global ...

UBS picks new head of investment research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
... amount of time in Sydney and Melbourne going forward. Curley will be supported by UBS head of macro research and chief economist George Tharenou, executive director retail and consumer analyst Shaun Cousins and APAC business manager equities research ...

PwC appoints chief economist for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
PwC has appointed Amy Auster to the role of chief economist, succeeding Jeremy Thorpe who exits the position after six years. Auster has been a partner with PwC since last year, focused on consulting work to government and other public sector institutions. ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... economic activity will start to weaken, both globally and domestically." Similarly Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker said: "The RBA is still only just in neutral territory; it needs to do more."