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Commonwealth Bank finally relents on interest rate call

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... Gareth Aird was one of the last experts predicting a rate cut before Christmas, but yesterday's data forced the top economist to finally relent. "As a result of [the CPI] data we see the RBA on hold at both the November and December board meetings," ...

Inflation falls within RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... see any reason why the RBA's cash rate decision next Tuesday will be anything other than a hold." RSM Australia economist Devika Shivadekar agreed while easing inflation is welcome, it is not enough to move the dial for the RBA. "Although today's ...

CommSec names new chief economist

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
CommSec has named Ryan Felsman as the new chief economist after Craig James announced he would be stepping down after more than 22 years with the firm. Felsman has been with CommSec since 2017 as senior economist. Prior to that he worked at Colonial ...

Australia a top destination for international investment: QIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
QIC chief economist Matthew Peter has revealed that Australian ranks 6 th as a top destination for international investment on a global scale. QIC collated and analysed data to reveal the attractiveness of countries around the globe as investment destinations. ...

Household spending drops in September: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... seasonally adjusted terms, following a gain in August of 1.6%. The fall in September was in line with expectations, CBA chief economist Stephen Halmarick said, as the bank predicted a "pay-back" from the strong August result. Six of the 12 spending categories ...

Harris vs Trump: Key economic policy differences

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
MLC senior economist Bob Cunneen has said the US budget deficit is expected to soar over the next 10 years no matter who wins the upcoming US presidential election. Cunneen said the US people will once again "be making profound choices" come November ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... The RBA has already downplayed it and all but ruled out any near-term rate cuts," State Street Global Advisors APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu said. "The focus from here will remain on the labour market, so unless there is an upside surprise in the ...

Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... misery, this time inflation was the main contributor from the June quarter of 2021 to September quarter of 2023. CEDA economist Liam Dillon said this clearly highlights the difficult trade-off facing Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock. ...

Magellan makes internal PM moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... analyst and portfolio manager at Maple-Brown Abbott, primarily covering financials in Asia ex-Japan. He also worked as an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia for six years. Thomas is the co-portfolio manager for Magellan's Global Equities strategy ...

Super for housing debate heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
A recent report by economist Saul Eslake, which criticised the use of superannuation for home deposits, has been labelled "deeply flawed" by Australian Institute for Progress executive director Graham Young. Young said allowing home buyers to tap into ...