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Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... "Investing based on elections is like a 'parlay' bet on the markets, in the lingo of sports betting." Schroders senior US economist George Brown said Biden pulling out of the race has made a Trump victory more likely, which could weigh on inflation. ...

New lending for property investors up 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... it is very high but does remain below the peak it reached in 2015 just post the APRA limits," Commonwealth Bank (CBA) economist Stephen Wu said. CBA had expected new housing lending to rise 3.5% for the month, while the consensus was for a 1.8% rise. ...

RBA minutes confirm potential August rate hike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... sufficient that inflation won't return to the target range of 2% to 3% within a reasonable time. Commonwealth Bank senior economist Belinda Allen said the RBA will be relying on upcoming data to determine whether a rate hike will be necessary in August. ...

Australia's competitiveness climbs world rankings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... result shows Australia's economy has been comparatively resilient despite global and domestic pressures," CEDA senior economist Melissa Wilson said. In addition, Australia's overall economic performance was positive seeing the nation rise from ...

'Little prospect' for RBA hike despite stubborn inflation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will almost certainly leave the policy rate unchanged when it meets next week, according to economists. GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller said there was "little prospect" of a change in messaging from the ...

Interest rate relief unlikely 'this side of Christmas'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... adjusted CPI lifted from 3.5% to 3.6% in April, while seasonally adjusted CPI was even higher at 3.8%. Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said with consumer spending already weak, lingering inflationary pressures in Australia appear to largely ...

VFMC hires client portfolio design head

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... includes multi-asset portfolios, and asset consulting. She began her career with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) as an economist. VFMC said the new role is designed to enable a dedicated focus on clients within the investment team, including leading ...

Koda Capital poaches five JBWere advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... Koda as chief investment officer and partner. He replaced Brigette Leckie, who took on the newly created role of chief economist. Zhang spent nearly four years at legalsuper where he was chief investment officer. Leckie has been with Koda since it launched ...

RBA hints another rate rise could be on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... hike discussions in May follows the removal of that deliberation at the March board meeting," Commonwealth Bank senior economist Belinda Allen said. "Stronger economic data, including the Q1 24 CPI print, caused the rate hike discussion. Although the ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... Australians and fiscal repair, this Budget is less concerned with addressing the longer-term structural deficit," CEDA chief economist Cassandra Winzar said. "The Albanese government's second surplus, while welcome, has again been driven by higher income ...