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QIC puts money into US aviation infrastructure

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... investors. "Well-managed and properly funded transportation infrastructure is essential to support continued strong economic activity," he said. "We believe the dynamics driving the sector are fundamentally strong and present good relative value for ...

WA best performing state, but economic growth lags

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... seventh, respectively, and the Northern Territory remains in the bottom place. Although WA performed soundly, its economic activity data was seemingly one of the worst. According to percentage change in the year to September 2024 on a long-run average ...

RBA is 'overachieving' on inflation target: GSFM

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... change in the official cash rate since November 2023. Miller said the prediction is supported by weak private economic activity and the RBA's overachievement in its inflation target. Miller's prediction matches that of the market, which has priced in ...

Australia a top destination for international investment: QIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
... data was collected across four key dimensions that impact underlying investment fundamentals: demographics, economic activity, debt and governance. The results were favourable for Australia which currently ranks 6 th, behind Norway, Ireland, Saudi Arabia ...

ECB drops interest rates to 3.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... process is well on track. The inflation outlook is also affected by recent downside surprises in indicators of economic activity. Meanwhile, financing conditions remain restrictive," the council said. "Inflation is expected to rise in the coming months ...

Harris vs Trump: Key economic policy differences

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... exit of potentially 1.3 million to 8.3 million workers - or around 5% of the workforce - and lead to loss of economic activity in the agriculture, manufacturing, and mining sectors. Despite their differences, Cunneen said both candidates would see increased ...

Market has priced in 'too many' rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... bottoming out, and potential improvement in housing and investment cycles," he said. "The anticipated pick-up of economic activity will likely lead to the building of inflation pressure. However, we expect the Fed will be patient and not aggressively ...

Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... inflicts pain." Dillon said that while the index saw a recent bump due to creeping unemployment amid slowing economic activity, most forecasts suggest that inflation, the "worst-behaved element" of the index should ease over the next year. He added ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... start cutting interest rates is that the economy needs more support, as evidenced by the slowdown in various economic activity indicators," she said. "The biggest indicator suggesting the need for a rate cut is the rise in the unemployment rate, which ...

ECB cuts rates for second time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... are partially buffering the impact of higher wages on inflation. "Financing conditions remain restrictive, and economic activity is still subdued, reflecting weak private consumption and investment," the Governing Council said. The ECB ultimately wants ...