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US Fed hikes rates amid banking turmoil

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... the US Federal Reserve's rate hike trajectory. Further, in November, market analysts are forecasting the start of rate cuts, which could potentially continue into December 2024. As the Fed works with other regulators to repair the damage caused by ...

Federal Reserve increases rates 25bp

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... that is sufficiently restrictive to return inflation to 2% over time." "I see no signs yet that the Fed is open to 2023 rate cuts," commented Brandywine global portfolio manager Bill Zox. "I'm not sure the Fed is even trying for a soft landing. While ...

RBA set to lift the cash rate again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... December to 3.10%. But by the end of 2023 we expect weak growth and a sharp fall in inflation to drive the start of rate cuts," he said. Sydney University school of economics associate professor Mark Melatos said: "Inflation is significantly above the ...

China records historic trade surplus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... Chinese governments 3% threshold inflation target would constrain high-profile monetary policy easing, therefore policy rate cuts are unlikely.

Chief economist update: Japan to double down on stimulus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... that negative rates inflict on financial institutions' profits, and dispel perceptions in the market that further rate cuts were off the table. It's beginning to look like the BOJ's target rate that has been frozen at minus 0.1% over the ...

Franking credits more important than ever

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... franking credits at the last federal election, now we see why they're so important as retirees continue to be hit by rate cuts which are destroying their income from other asset classes," he said. "Fortunately, dividend income remains relatively strong ...

IOOF unfazed by poor MLC result

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... IOOF forecasts. NAB as a whole was also impacted heavily by the operating environment, market volatility and interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank. Statutory net profit came in at $2.5 billion. Cash earnings were $3.7 billion, down 36.6% from the prior ...

Chief economist update: The recession is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... economy grew by 1.9% in the September quarter after contracting by 1.3% in the March quarter and 3.2% in June. Interest rate cuts - Bank of Korea cut interest rates from 1.25% at the start of 2020 to a record low 0.5% -- and a total of KRW310 trillion ...

Dividends ripe for the picking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... equities will continue to provide superior income compared to most other asset classes," he said. "Following back-to-back rate cuts in March, retirees relying on so-called safe assets, such as cash, bonds and term deposits simply won't be able to pay ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... I've allowed the horse to come to the water with cheap funding. I can't make it drink."...and three RBA interest rate cuts later (in 2019) - in June, July and October - taking the official cash rate down to 0.75% -- consumer spending, business ...