Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 271 - 280 of 4038 results for "Inflation"

ANZ, Macquarie bring forward rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... ANZ and Macquarie have moved their interest rate cut predictions forward to February from May following last week's inflation data. ANZ head of Australian economics Adam Boyton said the bank was expecting core inflation to drop to 3.2%, down from 3.5% ...

CFS delivers 16.6% returns for growth members

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... the very strong returns from global equities as well as robust performance from Australian shares. "We believe that inflation data will continue to be volatile in 2025 so diversification and active risk management will be critical components of portfolio ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... slowest growth rate in 32 years during 2024. Vanguard said this improvement will come despite the overhang of sticky inflation and elevated interest rates. Additionally, it predicts the core inflation rate will fall to 2.5% during 2025, and that the ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... Investors have head into the New Year with many of the same concerns they had at the start of 2024, with interest rates and inflation to dominate once again. Last November, RBA governor Michele Bullock indicated the central bank views its settings as ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.3% in the 12 months to November 2024, but trimmed mean inflation came in at 3.2% - still tracking above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2-3%. Speaking at a press conference ...

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... (up 3.2%). Partly offsetting the rise in CPI were falls in electricity (down 21.5%) and fuel (down 10.2%). "Annual CPI inflation has risen since last month, in part due to the timing of electricity rebates. In some states and territories, households ...

Boutique global asset management firms' investment outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... Managers (GBAM) have spotted concentration risks in the US, geopolitical risks raising prospects of 'grey swans,' and inflation risks continuing. Uncertainty around fiscal and trade policy decisions, along with the upcoming Trump administration, are ...

Chalmers defends budget deficits in MYEFO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... "We are on track for a soft landing, and you can see that in any of the economic indicators. The economy is growing, inflation is moderating, real wages and real incomes are growing, unemployment is low - one million jobs have been created - participation ...

JBWere partners to launch fixed income funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... managed fixed income funds in the first half of the year," Saadie said. "Now, with the US Federal Reserve easing and inflation moderating, there is a timeliness to clients having access to expertly managed portfolios that deliver both global and domestic ...

Chalmers unveils new-look RBA boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... Marnie Baker and Renee Fry-McKibbin. Their expertise and insights will be vital as we continue our efforts to bring inflation back to target. "The new members appointed to the Governance Board, Swati Dave, Danny Gilbert AM, David Thodey AO and Jennifer ...