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Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... shrugging off the headwinds. "We think the Chinese story is pretty good. It's resilient. We expect more monetary policy and fiscal stimulus there. We like the China tech story as well," he said. The Korean and Taiwan markets also appear to be doing ...

'Not much' RBA can do about short-term inflation woes: Hauser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... per capita in the world," he said. "So, this is a big real income shock for Australia, even if national income and the fiscal coffers may benefit from that net export position." Hauser added that while the short-term economic effects of the Middle East ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... relive the stagflation of the 1970s, yet that risk is becoming harder to dismiss. At the same time, the US faces a growing fiscal burden, with debt servicing becoming materially more expensive as older debt is refinanced at higher rates," he said. "That ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... and hurt growth, particularly consumer demand. The combination of these forces makes the outlook for both monetary and fiscal policy more nuanced."

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... these packages will help expand it." Chalmers said more savings will make room for private sector growth while building fiscal buffers, and productivity enhancing reforms should help boost supply, generate higher living standards and unlock more investment. ...

L1 Group eyes golden returns with new LIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... emerging across the sector. It added structural demand for physical gold and precious metals along with geopolitical and fiscal uncertainty, is considered supportive for the medium-term outlook. "The manager believes the gold and precious metals mining ...

Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... opportunities offshore with better returns. Redican sees Japan, Europe and the US as better prospects for investors as stimulatory fiscal and monetary policies push growth further.

Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... significant economic and tax reform. "As living standards atrophy and as the Reserve Bank wrestles with limp supply growth, it is fiscal policy that holds the key to lifting the pace of growth and bringing inflation back to target," he said. For more ...

Irish sovereign wealth fund mandates four managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... Future Ireland Fund (FIF) and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF), were established in 2024 to help fund fiscal pressures such as deglobalisation, climate and digital transitions from 2041. As manager of the funds, the National Treasury ...

NSW government to turn deficit into surplus of over $1bn in FY28: TCorp

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
The NSW government's strategy of fiscal repair will see the state's forecast return to surplus in FY28, rising to $1.3 billion, TCorp's half-yearly budget review finds. The updated data revealed that the forecasted deficit for the current financial ...