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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... Carney made the statement in late June. The British central bank's monetary policy summary statement revealed its continued worry over above target inflation - headline at 2.6% in June; core at 2.4% -- brought about by sterling's depreciation and that ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... residents increased 0.8% in the second quarter of 2017, after increasing 2.6% in the first quarter." This justifies Janet's worry over decelerating inflation expectations and interpretations of the Fed's change towards a more dovish stance. But the same ...

Midwinter recruits to strengthen cyber security strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... prime targets because of the sensitivity of their client data. Now we don't want to give practices yet another thing to worry about, but that's where Kamino comes in - we do the cyber health check for you so you can get on with business as usual." Plummer ...

Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... this. Even the Fed is concerned over low inflation despite the unemployment rate dropping to 4.3% (May). "What we would worry about is if it looked like inflation expectations were slipping because that could make low inflation become endemic and ingrained. ...

The Fed's inflation and asset price conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... Yellen expressed her concern over current low levels of measured inflation affecting inflation expectations. "What we would worry about is if it looked like inflation expectations were slipping because that could make low inflation become endemic and ...

Oil's not so slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
It has only been less than a month - 25 May -- since the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced the extension of crude oil production cuts by nine months to the last day of March 2018 but oil prices are sliding again. The deal ...

Australians pass on life insurance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
Australian parents experience anxiety about their family's future but remain woefully unprepared for the long-term financial burdens associated with the event of a death. The latest Real Insurance Family Protection Survey finds one in four Australian ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Governments increasingly withdrawing support for retirees and ageing populations is a worrying global trend, but presents an emerging opportunity for the insurance industry to fill the gap, new research from reinsurer Swiss Re shows. The 'ageing wallet' ...

Financial stress rising in Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... all have worries about our money from time to time, but what can make a difference is to put steps in place, so that we worry less," Ashenden said. In terms of demographics, millennials appear to be the most financial prepared as 49% state they always ...

Worried parents prefer banks over stocks: Stockspot

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... bank accounts over share investment portfolios as the preferred savings vehicle. A Stockspot report found 85% of parents worry their children will not be able to afford their own home, and 78% are concerned their children are living pay-cheque-to-pay-cheque. ...