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Chief economist update: Fed's on target, BOJ takes out target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... measured inflation towards the Japanese central bank's 2% inflation target." This is exactly what financial markets and economists are prognosticating - the same chain of events that lead to speculations of a policy exit. But these speculations are ...

How much do you need to feel financially free?

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... saying they need $788,000 - 8.8% less than last year. The results come from a NAB special insight report. Five NAB economists led by group chief economist Alan Oster surveyed 2000 Aussies to drill down to the findings. The economists also asked people ...

Royal Commission could lead to credit crunch: UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... to a "credit crunch" scenario. In an update co-authored by analysts Jonathan Mott and Rachel Bentvelzen as well as economists George Tharenou and Carlos Cacho, UBS said that as banks increase the stringency of credit applications - along with the launch ...

New trust lowers cost for retail access to corporate loan market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... Lockhart said: "In today's volatile equities markets, against the backdrop of a low interest-rate environment that many economists forecast may rise later this year, MXT's product is recognised as unique and an alternative for investors seeking consistent ...

Chief economist update: Hostage to speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... measured inflation towards the Japanese central bank's 2% inflation target. This is exactly what financial markets and economists are prognosticating -- the same chain of events that lead to speculations of a policy exit. But these speculations are ...

Retirees force the politics of income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
Aberdeen Standard Investments chief economist Jeremy Lawson told the 2018 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum that retirees' influence on populism is a major dilemma for asset managers globally. Since the Global Financial Crisis retirees have ...

Go your own way: AXA IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... Managers' head of Framlington Equities - Asia, Mark Tinker, when speaking at this morning's 2018 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney. Tinker told delegates the momentum in 2018 for longer-term thematic trades has many looking at global ...

Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... euphoric levels of financial market returns experienced in 2017. Speaking at this morning's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, Baur said global economies were returning to normal, which in turn signals that interest rates are also returning to ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... be turning points that will cause that to occur," he says. The comments come ahead of the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Melbourne and Sydney next month. Eslake says markets have been quite blase in not attaching any great importance to ...

CBA creates new lead research role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... served as co-head of economic and market analysis at Citigroup Australia/NZ. He was chair of the Australian Business Economists for nine years and is a currently a director on the board of Commonwealth Bank Group Super.