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Next decade could bring back the conservative portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum that investors should be wary of the coming decade, with more volatility expected. "The last 10 to 20 years, we have seen a rising tide ...

Global tariffs to spike under Trump: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... levels not seen since the turn of the century and result in higher inflation and interest rates, according to a top economist. Speaking at Financial Standard's Chief Economists Forum yesterday, Barrenjoey chief economist Jo Masters put US President ...

RBA delivers 'cautious' cut, road ahead unclear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... currently pricing will occur". These statements have experts split on when the next rate cut will be delivered. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham believes it will be quite some time until the central bank lowers the interest rate again. "We see the RBA ...

Why the RBA should not cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Barrenjoey chief economist Jo Masters believes the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should hold off on making an interest rate cut today. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney, Masters said that while the market is pricing ...

Australian GDP growth 'steady but not solid': La Trobe

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum today, La Trobe Financial head of investments and product David Tagg dissected some of the key economic themes for the year ahead. Tagg highlighted some of the biggest risks in the current economic ...

Economist calls for 35bps rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... when the board meets tomorrow. However, while most of the market is expecting a regular 0.25% cut, Betashares chief economist David Bassanese is calling for a 0.35% cut to bring the official interest rate down to 4%. "To my mind, the case for a rate ...

Trump tariffs to hit Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... announce 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports, which will apply to all countries, including Australia. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver told Financial Standard that while Australia exports about $808 million worth of steel and aluminium to ...

Trump's tariff implications for Australian investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... delayed by one month, subject to border and drug conditions - what does this mean for Australian investors? AMP chief economist Shane Oliver told Financial Standard that the direct impact of Trump's tariffs should be limited, as exports to the US ...

Anthony Doyle joins Schroders as director

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... in Dublin, Ireland, in fixed income at Pioneer Investments after originally emigrating from Australia where he was an economist for Macquarie Group.

FOMC holds rates as Chalmers boasts 'our inflation is lower'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... underlying inflation is now not far from the mid-point of the target band on a six-month annualised basis." HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham agrees the most recent CPI measure increases the case for a February cut, but said more information is still ...