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Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... dash of inflation. This is the overriding conclusion that could be derived from the flash estimates of the IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys conducted for the US, the Eurozone, the UK and Japan. The PMI is based on monthly surveys ...

Super for house deposits will push up prices: ASFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... higher income that can afford a home already. The lobby group also says that housing prices will go up, as people's purchasing power increases. "Australia already has some of the most expensive housing in the world. With the prevailing macro-economic ...

Foreign investors face tip offs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
The government has released a new compliance campaign to crack down on foreign investors purchasing residential property and ensuring they are abiding by the guidelines. The Tip Off campaign encourages people to send information to the tax office about ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... under the Term Funding Facility down to 0.1%; the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances down to zero; and, purchasing A$100 billion worth of government bonds of maturities of around 5 to 10 years over the next six months. Since then, the political ...

Rest increases admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... some options were lower than estimated, due to factors such as reduced performance-related fees and reduced property purchasing costs." The estimated fees for Bonds, Shares, Australian Shares and Overseas Shares have increased, while those for Balanced-indexed ...

Chief economist update: A V, a W and an L

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
The latest results from the monthly Markit Economics PMI (purchasing managers' index) draws a picture of the three shapes of the economic recovery or otherwise. The letter V. Masked or unmasked, the IHS/Markit flash US composite PMI continues to ...

Chief economist update: The UK's new plan... after two plans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... other nations around the world - sparked a recovery in economic activity, underscored by the rebound in the IHS/CIPS purchasing managers indices (PMI). This is to be expected as people were again allowed to socialise and shop at re-opened businesses. ...

Women focus in Labor budget reply

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... "mass mobilisation of resources" for job creation, training and skills, lower energy prices, infrastructure, government purchasing and manufacturing and construction. "This is about joining-up the needs of our economy now - with training opportunities ...

Pension funds sue Allianz Global Investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... to buy the dip." The funds however, did the opposite by selling short equity put options worth US$117 million, while purchasing long equity put options worth only US$67 million. Essentially, the Structured Alpha 250 Fund was not "market-neutral" but ...

Fintechs drive venture capital: KPMG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... In addition, the pandemic has shifted priorities with increased demand for enhanced e-commerce with more customers purchasing online rather than in store. This has led to investor and funding support to Zip who recently acquired QuadPay and China's ...