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Future Fund cautious on risk and return

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... happens. If it does happen, it won't happen tomorrow. "As we look around the world there are still historically low interest rates. Some important centres in the world are more or less in negative territory. We do think on balance it's still a low return ...

One week delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... strong US dollar would help reduce pressure on inflation. But whether the market fears rising inflation or rising interest rates or both, this is not showing up in the fear index. The VIX index currently stands at around 10.58 - the lowest level since ...

Australia must curtail its debt binge in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... comments echo a recent Auscap report, which found that the conditions driving up real estate prices in Australia - low interest rates, high debt levels, low unemployment and strong economic growth - have led to "excesses in the system." Auscap said that ...

Economic headwinds lead Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... the world, does that mean it has also done so in Australia? If so the Reserve Bank therefore has no reason to cut interest rates. "If the US dollar continues to strengthen does that mean the Australian dollar will fall to levels that people were expecting ...

Housing market faces heavy downside risk

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... downside risks associated with investing in property are elevated." Those favourable conditions include very low interest rates, high debt levels, low unemployment and strong economic growth. The risks, then, are interest rates rising in the medium-term ...

Moody Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... and predictions of falling property prices (negative for property investors and home owners) - along with rising interest rates (big banks have started raising mortgage rates) and slim chance of the RBA cutting interest rates this year. Recall that consumer ...

Last chance to attend Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... Tinker Trump, Brexit and European elections, ongoing central bank policy and developments in property, currency and interest rates will all be on the agenda for the 11th annual forum and breakfast. According to Baur, a brief look ahead in 2017 indicates ...

China's inflation off target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... increase in producer prices since September 2011. The below-target CPI inflation update allows the PBOC to lower interest rates, especially as the dichotomy between consumer and producer price inflation suggests soft consumer spending - firms aren't ...

Trump makes small beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... from 31 in November (a function of higher wages demands?). Small business owners are also worried about rising interest rates with expected credit conditions down to minus 6 from minus 4.

Asia driving infrastructure deal activity

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
... competition for assets - particularly secondary stage assets in developed economies - has pushed valuations upwards. Low interest rates have also contributed to higher pricing demands as leverage becomes cheaper, which will be a concern for firms."