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Cheers to unmet expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... inflation rate at the bottom end of the RBA's 2%-3% target, the Australian central bank has the scope to lower interest rates if it becomes necessary.

Economic experts still defensive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... 2015. The panel has consistently viewed international property as the asset class most inflated by globally low interest rates and most at risk when the global interest rate cycle starts to turn. The impact on longer-term bond yields was expected to ...

Time running out to book places for Chief Economists Forum

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... it can manage to keep its currency stable is likely to be a talking point as well as how much the Fed will raise interest rates," said Eslake. "The Australian economists will talk about the transition away from the mining boom to growth led by other ...

AustralianSuper merges investment options

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... 2011. It says the fall has been driven in part by the decline in the prices of key commodities along with lower interest rates and a more subdues growth outlook for the global economy. The new investment options are the most popular in their class and ...

Vanguard tells investors to watch what they pay

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... by being diversified within those asset classes. It's worth emphasizing that even in a time of low (and rising) interest rates, bond funds can bring an important element of stability to a portfolio."

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... that even after this increase monetary policy remains accommodative. As I will explain, the process of normalizing interest rates is likely to proceed gradually, although future policy actions will obviously depend on how the economy evolves relative ...

Be alert to recession amid growth headwinds: PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... the largest component of GDP." Against that backdrop the investment specialist said the RBA is unlikely to raise interest rates and, outside a recession, unlikely to significantly lower the cash rate either. "So with the market continuing to price in ...

RBA Gov on Fed lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... confident that, "It will be a gradual - a very small move and bear in mind we've been effectively at zero and US interest rates are still going to be extremely low even after whatever happens on Thursday. So the discussion will be the pace or the frequency ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... fed unconventional policies created. If it's bad, then we might not have to wait five years for the fed to return interest rates to zero. Then again, what the WSJ survey respondents failed to account for was the reflationary measures currently being ...

Local shares lacklustre in 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... going to have to turn their minds to other sources of yield. This is especially pertinent given the outlook for interest rates," Bryant continued, adding that the Reserve Bank could cut interest rates more than once next year. All eyes will of course ...