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RBA hike may come as soon as February

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... would remain on hold to anticipating a rate hike as early as February. "We believe a tight labour market, new (higher) inflation forecasts, strong housing and household consumption all point to monetary policy being too accommodative," Citi economist ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... Vanguard said bonds is making a strong recovery and should average "near current portfolio income levels" from future inflation, offering compelling real returns given higher neutral rates. It also said central banks' activities will have little impact ...

Russell Investments wins two mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... council's operations. At the same time, Napier City Council aims to preserve and grow the value of the portfolio above inflation for current and future generations. The second mandate, which was awarded by Northern Regional Council, amounted to $56.5 ...

RBA opts to keep cash rate on hold

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... of possible rate rises in 2026 as it takes a more cautious response to inflationary pressures in the new year. While inflation has fallen substantially since 2022, it has started on a gradual incline. Despite crediting this recent rise to temporary factors ...

Chalmers spurs on private sector investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... financial sector regulation, including prioritising the streamlining and harmonisation of data collection. "Dealing with inflation in the near term and building productivity in the longer term are our primary goals but key to that are our efforts to ...

'Unretiring' a global trend: T. Rowe Price

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... economic and financial uncertainty among savers. It found that 50% of respondents expect a recession by mid-2026, with inflation rated as a top concern (42%), as well as geopolitical events (30%) and interest rates (27%). Additionally, 17% believe they ...

Australian businesses most worried about possible recession: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... downturn, insufficient public services and social protections ranked second, followed by the lack of unemployment (third), inflation (fourth), and misinformation and disinformation (fifth). Technological threats associated with misinformation and disinformation ...

Centuria grows agriculture portfolio to $1.3bn with acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... throughout New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory and are predominantly leased on annual inflation-linked rental increases. Centuria head of agriculture Andrew Tout said: "This transaction delivers major geographic and ...

Inflation hits 3.8% in October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
Inflation rose 3.8% in the year to October, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), beating market expectations of 3.6%. The largest contributors to annual inflation were housing (+5.9%), clothing and footwear (5.4%), education (5.4%) ...

Tech bubble top of mind for super funds in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... published by Natixis IM and CoreData found that the tech bubble (47%) is the biggest worry heading into next year. Re-inflation (43%), geopolitical shocks (40%) and a potential government debt or fiscal crisis (40%) are the next cause of concerns. While ...