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No escaping volatility: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... expect the volatility we've seen in share markets, currencies and fixed income to remain in play, warned AMP senior economist Diana Mousina at the Association of Financial Advisers' Thrive Conference. "Central banks are trying to slow down economic ...

Susan Buckley to leave QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... vice president and head of fixed interest at BT Funds Management, fixed interest strategist at Suncorp Investments and economist at National Australia Bank. For her part, Morris has been with QIC for 20 years, joining from the Bank of England where she ...

RBA signals further interest rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Phillip Lowe has said the board will do what's necessary to ensure inflation in Australia returns to target. At its meeting yesterday, the board increased the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 2.35%. "The ...

RBA anticipated to lift the cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... which they will hold. To ensure a soft landing, a reduction in the rate may be seen to be required mid-2023." QIC chief economist Mathew Peter said: "The RBA is now committed to lowering inflation, as are most other central banks. The Jackson Hole pronouncements ...

US inflation drops to 8.5%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... headline inflation might have peaked in June, it is set to remain at elevated levels for several more months," senior economist Silvia Dall'Angelo said. "Indeed, there is probably more upside for core CPI inflation in coming months, reflecting external ...

Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... inflationary pressure continues to build suggesting that inflation is yet to peak." Commenting on the result, NAB Group chief economist Alan Oster said: "Businesses are continuing to report that conditions are really strong." "While some of the real-time ...

US enters recession - or does it?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
The US's real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased for the second consecutive quarter, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, but don't call it a recession. GDP decreased at an annual rate of 0.9% in Q2, this follows the 1.6% retracement ...

CPI rises, IMF lowers global outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
Australia's annual CPI inflation grew to 6.1% in the June quarter, slightly below the consensus forecast of 6.3%. Consumer prices rose 1.8% this quarter, again less than the 1.9% forecast. "Annual CPI inflation increased 6.1% in the June quarter ...

Victoria has the best economy - but not by much

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... Australia, New South Wales and the Northern Territory, respectively. While acknowledging Victoria's win, CommSec chief economist Craig James reiterated the closeness of the states and territories results. "Victoria leads the way on two of the eight economic ...

Treasurer announces RBA review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... the Crawford School of Public Policy and macroeconomist Renée Fry-McKibbin and secretary for public sector reform and economist Gordon de Brouwer. They will produce a final report with recommendations to government by March 2023. In addition to publicising ...