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Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... is so capricious, just as he can put on tariffs quickly, if it becomes clear that it's having a negative impact on the economy or financial markets, he's just as likely to reverse that decision as well." Turning to Australia, Redican noted the need for ...

Next decade could bring back the conservative portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... portfolios now look considerably better than they did five years ago, when bonds were obscenely low." As Parker mentioned, the economy is entering a new era where inflation - and in turn interest rates - are at more "normal" levels. As the era of ultra-low ...

Why the RBA should not cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... mortgage system, which she said is quite unusual compared to other economies - but inflation is a bigger threat to the economy than interest rates are. "The most important thing is that we bring inflation back within the 2-3% range, and it's even ...

UniSuper prepared for buying opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... thing the market is taking very seriously is Trump's attitude to tariffs. A trade war would prove damaging for the economy and bad for business and share markets," he said.

Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... happening with the workforce, interest rates or costs," she said. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) the economy spent $139 billion on housing construction in the year to June 2024. Some $83 billion was spent on new housing. The Productivity ...

Economist calls for 35bps rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... since release of the Q4 CPI report. In short, underlying inflation has come down quicker than the RBA expected, and the economy deserves to be rewarded for its good behaviour with a rate cut ASAP," Bassanese said. "To not cut rates this week would effectively ...

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... certainty around the broader macroeconomic environment before investing." However, Underwood said there are segments of the economy that could produce a major boost to productivity given enough investment. "The longer-run outlook for business investment ...

Chalmers 'managing pressures' to shore up economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... island of opportunity and prosperity in a sea of uncertainty." Chalmers said the government was focused on modernising the economy and managing those pressures. "We see a powerful and pre-eminent place for the private sector in the future we will build ...

Trump's tariff implications for Australian investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... wars strengthen the case for the RBA to cut rates, he would argue to the contrary. "These circumstances are bad for the economy and inflationary because of the tariffs. And of course, if the RBA seriously considers cutting rates, they'll be doing ...

CPI nears RBA's target range, but rate cut remains in doubt: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... current expectation of December. "As a result - and despite still solid employment growth - there's no question the economy deserves an interest rate cut to ease the restrictiveness of current policy settings," he added. "I anticipate the RBA will ...