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Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... seems to favour making its moves late in the game," Shivadekar said. "It was one of the last central banks to start hiking rates post-pandemic, and now appears likely to be among the last to begin easing. "While the RBA will continue to monitor global ...

Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... Development of Australia (CEDA). CEDA's analysis of the "misery index" - which combines inflation, unemployment, and interest rates to gauge economic despair - shows that Australia's economic misery remains elevated post-COVID-19 and is beginning to ...

Super for housing debate heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... capacity and put upward pressure on house prices, but argued that other factors, such as real wages growth, falling interest rates, and increased productivity also drive prices up. "It would be bizarre to argue against any of these on the basis that ...

Calls for independent oversight on mortgage stress

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... Diana Mousina said the 425 basis point increase in the case rate over 2022 to 2023 has been the largest increase to interest rates in Australia since the late 1980s. "Mortgage delinquencies are likely to rise a little further from here but remain low ...

More financially secure women seek advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... participating in the workforce in far greater numbers, including in higher-paid, male-dominated industries. With higher divorce rates, especially among older generations, wealthy women are often required to navigate wealth management, at times without ...

Fed cut will not move the dial for RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... yet." GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller agreed the August jobs numbers wouldn't move the dial for the RBA to cut rates. "The improbable circumstance of a rate reduction this year would seem to hinge on a rapid deterioration in the labour market," ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The Federal Reserve elected to cut interest rates by 50 basis points overnight, its first reduction in four years. The US central bank decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by half a percentage point to 4.75-5%, surprising many ...

Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... able to has resulted in more expensive housing - benefiting existing homeowners rather than boosting overall home ownership rates. "In the light of that evidence, it is incontrovertible that allowing prospective home-buyers to access some proportion ...

Remara launches real estate strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... $25,000 investment. It charges management fees of 1.25% p.a. and performance fees of 30%. "The challenges around interest rates, planning delays, immigration, international student caps and cost pressures of development has led to a national housing ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... noting that data and commentary from officials align more with a smaller reduction. "The reason to start cutting interest rates is that the economy needs more support, as evidenced by the slowdown in various economic activity indicators," she said. "The ...