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Ex-Merricks commodities guru launches hedge fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... witnessing extreme weather patterns that are causing droughts, floods, and other disasters." While this increased risk in the supply of agricultural commodities makes the market more volatile, Davis said it also presents an opportunity to better understand ...

VanEck to unveil private credit ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... posted a 47.9% return, as uranium prices surged to their highest levels in over a decade, driven by heightened demand and supply constraints.

Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... seafood, and fruit and vegetables, which continue to have low inflation due to favourable weather conditions increasing supply and keeping prices lower, Marquardt said. In terms of shopper activity, retail turnover rose 2% in seasonally adjusted terms ...

Agricultural sector in for a mixed 2024: Outlook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... stablise after recent falls, and prices in the cropping sector are anticipated to improve on the back of strong demand. The supply of wool is expected to decline following consecutive years of growth, and while this may in turn produce a modest increase ...

Local housing market to reach inflection point: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... expected until the second half of next year. Also in the new year, NAB expects to see a focused effort on delivering more supply to the Australian housing market. "A burgeoning housing undersupply is widely acknowledged by government, policy makers and ...

Barings prepares new strategies for local institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... several new entrants coming into the market," Barings managing director Justin Hooley told Financial Standard. "From a supply side perspective, this has resulted in about half a dozen decent, capable managers, giving private borrowers the confidence ...

Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... comprehensive or medium risk, or complex, which is high risk," he said. "The aim of this framework should be to expand the supply of HGA, making it easier for consumers to obtain the support they need, when needed, and in a format that makes sense to ...

Inflation problem is homegrown: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... reflects domestic economic conditions and is an indication that aggregate demand is sufficiently greater than aggregate supply to sustain these price increases," she said. "The cost of these services is also typically driven by the price of domestic ...

Quality is worth paying for in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... cautious" on long-term bonds due to their greater sensitivity to technical factors, including currently high US Treasury supply. Meantime, UBS CIO expects a moderate rally in global equity indexes next year as earnings grow, and as interest rates and ...

Interest rate hikes are working: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... said, meaning that as interest rates rise, Australians are incentivised to save rather than spend. Bullock pointed to the supply shocks and demand factors that she must consider if and when interest rates must increase. She put to bed the current perception ...