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Australian inflation downturn on the horizon: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
Australian inflation will fall over the next six months, according to AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina. During an AMP webinar, Mousina noted peak Australian inflation trailed the US by around six months, suggesting a similar delay should be ...

RBA deputy governor joins Westpac

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
Luci Ellis will join Westpac as its new chief economist after almost 15 years with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), succeeding the long-serving Bill Evans. Ellis will join the bank in October while Evans will stay with the group and transition into ...

RBA pause short but sweet: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... (RBA) decision to hold the cash rate at 4.1% is a relief, but likely only a temporary one. AMP Australia deputy chief economist Diana Mousina told Financial Standard the RBA decided to hold and observe the impacts of prior hikes, however more should ...

Inflation drops to 5.6%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... furniture, household equipment and services up 6%. Partly offsetting the rise was a fall in fuel, down 8%. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said the figures were a win for Australians but it's too soon to declare victory in the fight against inflation. ...

Cash rate hits 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... recession and that the latest decision by the nation's central bank will push it over the edge. Diana Mousina, deputy chief economist at AMP, said signs that the economy is weakening are everywhere. Retail sales has slowed, the unemployment rate is rising ...

Economists divided over cash rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... meeting as a pause." After the RBA surprised the market in May lifting the cash rate by 25 basis points, HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham concurs that a hike is unlikely, but equally can't be ruled out. "The arguments for holding steady include that ...

Wage increases to offset more rate hikes: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... then it's bigger than last year's increases which were 5.2% for the minimum and 4.6% for the award," AMP chief economist Shane Oliver told Financial Standard. "Our rough calculation is that it adds about 1.25% to wages growth compared to what ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
AMP chief economist Shane Oliver says the risk of recession is rising alongside the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) rate increases. Earlier in the week, the Australian share market rallied following the decision by US lawmakers to raise the debt ...

Inflation rises to 6.8%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... and vegetables and holiday travel," said ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt. Alongside this, HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham said local fuel prices rose by 2.9% month on month at the pump, as retailers passed ...

abrdn chief economist rejoins Reserve Bank

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
Jeremy Lawson has rejoined Australia's central bank after working as abrdn's chief economist for 10 years. Lawson has been appointed deputy head of the international department at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), effective August 1. He began ...