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Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... much. Everybody loves a tax cut but the extra boost to incomes would be eroded by higher inflation and ever higher interest rates.

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... interest movement is also correct. It appears that the only thing that's certain is that the RBA wouldn't be cutting interest rates next year. Then again, this is based on another assumption - that other parameters remain constant.

NZ manager launches retirement product

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... guaranteed income fund will receive a fortnightly payment, regardless of what happens to investment markets or interest rates during their retirement. Savers will have to invest at least $50,000 into the fund, which will invest in a balanced portfolio ...

Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... highlighted by the Fed's policy decision last week. Everyone and his dog expected what it's going to announce - steady interest rates this month; a hike by December and even the amount of how much it will taper next month. Why? Pourquoi? Warum? It's ...

Fed does the thinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... wasn't it? The much-awaited US Federal Reserve's 19-20 September FOMC meeting produced little, if any, surprises. Interest rates were kept on hold this month but will be lifted by another 25 basis points to 1.5% before 2017 becomes 2018. Balance sheet ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... Governor Philip Lowe's statement explaining the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy decision to keep interest rates unchanged at 1.5% at their 5 September Board meeting, revealed the Australian central bank's optimism over the international ...

On the road to normal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... limited by the stronger euro, pound and Canadian dollar, among others. Again, these are to be expected. Rising interest rates are a negative for Treasuries and a positive for the US dollar. But overall, there's no fear in the markets. At a reading of ...

Lower returns but higher balances for SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... trustees are still on track to meet their retirement goals, despite a difficult investment environment and low interest rates. "But for trustees and their specialist advisers, these are challenging times, especially on the investment front. From our ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... BOE meeting) The British pound's sharp appreciation - on the back of the prospect of a sooner-than-later hike in interest rates - should prove Vlieghe's expectations for an "easing back of inflation" correct. This, in turn, would underpin a turnaround ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... wherefore's, Westpac chief economist Bill Evans explains it succinctly: "Pressures on family finances, concerns around interest rates, deteriorating housing affordability and rising energy prices have all weighed on confidence in 2017." This month's ...