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Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... resilient and 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 ...

Inflation skyrockets in March, RBA hike almost certain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... hawkish. We expect a hawkish hike in May," Chong said. "The focus will be on the updated forecasts in the Statement of Monetary Policy, particularly the near-term OCR path. Markets are currently pricing in just under three hikes by end-2026." VanEck ...

Global economy 'drifting' to adverse scenario: IMF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
International Monetary Fund (IMF) director of research Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said with each passing day that disruption continues in the Middle East, the global economy is drifting closer to the adverse scenario of its projections. The IMF has downgraded ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... going up in the short term, and people are very conscious of that. We can see that in consumer surveys. There's not much monetary policy can do about that, other than prevent it from getting into long-term inflation expectations," Hauser said. "The big ...

Treasury mulls increased powers for TPB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... higher risk conduct due to the availability of imprisonment terms for courts to impose on offenders in circumstances where monetary penalties may not be a sufficient penalty for the offending conduct in the most serious circumstances." The consultation ...

Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... remuneration provisions may still be exploited to circumvent these protections, when lead generators provide intangible non-monetary benefits to advisers." The curbing lead generation and enhancing member protections in the superannuation system consultations ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

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

ETF home bias more prominent amid global unrest: BlackRock

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... top gainers. "I think that's clearly because markets and investors are being far more nuanced around the differing monetary policy outlooks in Australia and the US," Haban-Beer Stats said. She added this selective approach to developed markets equity ...

Evidentia names chief investment strategist

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... economics at the Commonwealth Bank, where he was stationed for more than 12 years and spearheaded the domestic economy and monetary policy outlook. His earlier career includes senior roles at the UK Debt Management Office and NSW Treasury. Commenting ...

Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

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