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Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... chair Jerome Powell assured markets that the central bank would not raise interest rates soon unless it foresees rising inflation or imbalances in the economy. In her confirmation hearing, US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen declared that with ...

Retiree strategies need greater attention: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... protected, the relatively constrained upside potential of the strategy may expose the retiree to greater longevity risk and inflation risk," the report said. Simple bucketing such as a cash bucket and a diversified investment bucket has the advantage ...

Chief economist update: Fed acts with inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... labor market conditions have reached levels consistent with the Committee's assessments of maximum employment and inflation has risen to 2% and is on track to moderately exceed 2% for some time." "In addition, the Federal Reserve will continue to ...

Chief economist update: ECB expands PEPP

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... continue to monitor developments in the exchange rate with regard to their possible implications for the medium-term inflation outlook. The Governing Council therefore continues to stand ready to adjust all of its instruments, as appropriate, to ensure ...

Aberdeen Standard pulls plug on Aussie fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... fairly." The three strategies that will close are: Aberdeen Standard Diversified Fixed Income Fund; Aberdeen Standard Inflation Linked Bond Fund and Aberdeen Standard Australian Fixed Income Fund. The fund manager declined to comment on total funds under ...

We've done our part, now it's your turn: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... the RBA is limited in the tools it has at its disposal to spur economic activity. "I believe we can get back to the inflation target and acceptably low unemployment rates, some time over the next half decade," Lowe said. "I'm not confident we are going ...

Aussies reunited with $1bn in lost super

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... balance. Those with lost super are missing out on the investment returns as the ATO simply pays interest at the rate of inflation. ASFA deputy chief executive Glen McCrea said the money could vary from small sums to thousands of dollars but the average ...

Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... Hole, the US Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, virtually buried the Philips Curve - the inverse correlation between inflation and the unemployment rate - by announcing that the Fed was switching from a point target of 2% inflation. The Fed said this ...

Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... becoming an extra drag on growth, the higher yen would put downward pressure on Japan's already very low/negative inflation.

CBA feels pressure of low rates, profits down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... customer remediation are up 2% due to increased investment spend, higher staff costs as a result of COVID-19 and wage inflation. However, loan impairment expenses were $550 million for the quarter which equates to 28 basis points of average gross loans ...