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Australian economy 'fundamentally sound': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... painted a positive picture for the Australian economy, despite ongoing cost-of-living pressures. Comyn said high interest rates are doing the job of bringing inflation under control, but the pace of that reduction has slowed. "Inflation is moderating ...

ANZ profit slides, cuts dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... economy, we managed the bank prudently with sound levels of credit provisions, liquidity, and funding. "Higher interest rates are impacting customers and we saw an increase in those requiring hardship support. Our data shows customers, in general, are ...

Fed cuts rates as Powell is questioned on Trump win

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates overnight, in line with market expectations, but chair Jerome Powell faced a raft of questions over President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House. The Fed continued its policy easing cycle with a 25 ...

NAB profits, earnings slide

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... stagnant, inflation is headed in the right direction and is optimistic that it will stabilise in the next year, with interest rates to also start falling. "While I believe the next move in interest rates will be down, they remain elevated and together ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.35% at the November meeting, with the board indicating there are no plans for that to change anytime soon. "Headline inflation has fallen, but underlying inflation is still too high. ...

Future Fund delivers strong 11.9% return

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... to. "Central banks around the world are in an easing cycle which is positive for risk assets. However, the path to lower rates will not be straightforward as continued geopolitical risks and big economic drivers including defence spending, the energy ...

Charter Hall, Hostplus bid price for HPI reduces

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... other Charter Hall and Hostplus-owned pub portfolios range from 4.9% to 5.1%. Transaction evidence supports capitalisation rates materially below that implied by the offer," the board said. Charter Hall's lawyers told the ASX this morning that it ...

Commonwealth Bank finally relents on interest rate call

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... process will continue over Q4 24 and the board will view February 2025 as the most appropriate time to commence cutting rates." Betashares chief economic David Bassanese agreed the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would likely cut rates early in 2025 ...

Qantas Super lowers investment fees, updates cash option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... account like an administration fee, these take the form of reduced earnings that are passed on to you via credited interest rates," Qantas Super said. As an example, a $50,000 account balance invested in the Balanced option incurred $450 in investment ...

Global equity, AREIT managers biggest underperformers: S&P Dow Jones

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... Scorecard where most global equity funds domiciled in the US, Europe, Japan, and Canada underperformed the S&P World Index at rates falling between 70% and 85%. Vanguard chief investment officer for Asia Pacific Duncan Burns commented the SPIVA scorecard ...