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Mixed outlook for Aussie dollar

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... Gibbs; Principal Global Investors' Bob Baur; Merrill Lynch's Saul Eslake; RBC Capital Market's Su-Lin Ong; and UBS's Scott Haslem explained that the greatest question facing the Australian economy was whether it would be able to negotiate a rebalance ...

Non-mining sectors must pick up the growth mantle

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... while the unemployment rate will head towards 6% by mid year," Eslake predicted. UBS Investment Bank chief economist Scott Haslem agreed this transition was the year's key domestic issue, and said that people often spend too much time talking about real ...

UBS: Stocks gaining momentum

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... and domestic stocks may be making a comeback as cyclical indicators improve, according to UBS's chief economist. Scott Haslem, chief economist for UBS Investment Bank in Australia discussed the cyclical developments of the local economy in a roundtable ...

From ratchet to resilient: an economy in bloom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... Australian dollar could hit 98 US cents before falling to 90 cents at the end of the year. Savings culture needed Scott Haslem, chief economist at UBS, agrees that China's growth will cushion the domestic economy from the full brunt of future market ...

More bombshells before the recovery

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... downturn with housing affordability going back to levels seen in the mid-1990s, said UBS Australasia chief economist Scott Haslem. Like James, Haslem predicts more pain before the gain. "This is the worst economic downturn in the post-war period. Clearly ...

Interest rates may rise after CPI increase

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2005
... ensure inflation remained within the RBA's two to three per cent medium-term target band. However UBS chief economist Scott Haslem said the inflation report would not put upward pressure on rates. "With the domestic economy expected to moderate a little ...

RBA leaves rates unchanged, needs more time: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... interest rates in both November and December by 25 basis points, and does not meet in January. UBS chief economist Scott Haslem said the bank's decision to leave the cash rate unchanged was broadly expected by the market. "It would seem they are looking ...

Rate hike expected, more to come: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
... another move up expected early next year, Commonwealth Bank chief economist Michael Blythe said. UBS chief economist Scott Haslem said RBA might be more comfortable about the outlook for credit growth given higher rates and some signs of a changed sentiment ...

RBA to hike rates to 5.25 per cent next week: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
... credit growth which all point in one direction and that's for rates to move higher." UBS chief economist, Australasia, Scott Haslem, said the credit data, strengthening economy and improving global outlook pointed to a rate hike. Royal Bank of Canada ...

August House finance supported by low rates: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... months ahead." "All up, today's data continues to suggest the housing sector remains bouyant," UBS senior economist Scott Haslem said. "However, activity has been concentrated in the established' part of the market, with lending for new construction ...