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abrdn chief economist rejoins Reserve Bank

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
Jeremy Lawson has rejoined Australia's central bank after working as abrdn's chief economist for 10 years. Lawson has been appointed deputy head of the international department at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), effective August 1. He began ...

AustralianSuper hires investment lead in Europe

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... the Bank of England, first in the wholesale markets supervision division (covering the gilts market) and then as an economist. After working as head of investment strategy at Barclays Wealth, he joined Coutts to lead the bank's asset allocation strategy. ...

RBA verdict on knife edge: Economists split

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... economists cautioned Australians not to discount the possibility of further rate hikes throughout the year. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver said: "Inflation has now peaked and is falling a bit faster than the RBA expected. Although it's a close call ...

RBA appointments prompt debate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... his possible reappointment. However, when weighing up if the changes will help the pockets of Australians, HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham said it's still unclear. "Only time will tell if these arrangements can deliver ...

PensionDanmark chief executive to retire

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... the organisation was established in 1992. Beforehand, he served as chief executive at PKS Pension Fund as well as an economist at The Secretariat of the Danish Economic Council. Pedersen has also chaired countless boards, such as Copenhagen Business ...

Employment figures no cause for rate hike: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... Australia (RBA) to look to increase the cash rate again in May following its pause this month. However, AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina says she expects the pause will be held. "We have been expecting the labour market to slow quicker than the ...

US CPI inflation rate stays stubbornly high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1% in March, remaining at 5% year on year. NAB economist Taylor Nugent said the US CPI showed welcome, but not overwhelming, progress. "Headline CPI rose less than expected, up 0.1% month on month, and 5.0% year ...

Long pause likely from RBA: Economist

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) pause on interest rate hikes will likely linger, according to HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham. In a recent Financial Standard podcast, Bloxham said despite inflation still being high ...

Top 10% pocket 93% of Australia's wealth: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... land of the fair go and we saw people benefiting more equally from economic growth," the Australia Institute senior economist Matt Grudnoff said. "Today, that Australia dream has turned into an inequality nightmare with the maldistribution of economic ...

AMP promotes Diana Mousina

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
AMP has announced the elevation of Diana Mousina to deputy chief economist. Working closely alongside AMP's chief economist Shane Oliver, Mousina is a key member of the AMP Investments team which oversees the management of funds for AMP's superannuation ...