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Asset managers still bearish, but less so

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... environment is inflationary risk, bfinance said. "While reduced demand for goods in the short-to-medium term will dampen inflation, there are fears of an inflationary scenario in which central banks are unable to hike interest rates due to the unprecedented ...

Boutique launches multi-asset fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... they also need that income to be able to grow as their cost of living increases, as it often does above the rate of inflation. "The Milford Diversified Income Fund aims to deliver this reliable, monthly income while also providing capital growth, a rarity ...

Chief economist update: The RBA's lullaby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... will not increase the cash rate target until progress is being made towards full employment and it is confident that inflation will be sustainably within the 2-3% target band."

Chief economist update: A tiny bug takes down the largest economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... the Fed's) was not spent, but saved. "Real disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income adjusted for taxes and inflation-increased 44.9 percent in the second quarter after increasing 2.6 percent in the first quarter. The increase in DPI was more ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... several other factors have helped push gold prices higher, he said. These include investors using gold as a hedge against inflation on the basis that quantitative easing will generate higher consumer price inflation, as well as investors seeing gold ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... down, prices are down... big time! The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the country's headline inflation dropped by 1.9% in the June quarter - the largest quarter on quarter decline in the 72-year history that the statistician ...

Chief economist update: Gold 2000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... head even lower. The massive amount of monetary and fiscal stimulus implemented around the globe could lead to rising inflation - gold's best friend. All signs appear to point to further gains in gold prices. Then again, the yellow metal's sharp ...

Tasmania leads the nation: CommSec

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... decade-long averages; down 67.2%, 37.4% and 21.7%. Other key indicators used by CommSec to measure economic performance, were inflation rates, real wages growth and home prices. Hobart had the highest annual inflation rate in the March quarter (up 3.4%) ...

SMSFA, FSC call for infrastructure investment access

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... longevity risks in retirement by offering long-term investment options with low volatility, moderate yield relative to inflation and capital growth, and the desire of trustees to have control via direct investing," he said. "So, the opening up of infrastructure ...

Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... in May and the manufacturing PMI improved to 42.6 in July from 40.1 in June from 38.4 in May. This has kept headline inflation stable at 0.1% in June from May and core inflation to zero from the previous two months' deflation readings of minus 0.2% ...