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Stagflation: What should we expect?

CHLOE WALKER | THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022

Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2022 conference, a panel of economic experts shared their views on the current stagflationary environment. "Inflation's certainly here to stay in the near term," QIC chief ...

Yellen forebodes stagflation risks

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022

... Germany, US secretary of the treasury Janet Yellen has called the global economic outlook challenging and uncertain; stagflation effects have depressed output and spending, she added. Yellen said the US understood when Russia invaded Ukraine that there ...

Pain of commodity price increases to last: World Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022

... equitable growth, finance and institutions Indermit Gill said we are experiencing the largest shock since the 1970s and stagflation is likely. "Policymakers should take every opportunity to increase economic growth at home and avoid actions that will ...

Scariest themes for investors revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021

... managers, chief executives and chief financial officers across Australia and New Zealand are most concerned about. Stagflation, China's slowdown and a global energy crunch were top of mind for over 1500 surveyed while attending Citi's 13th annual Australia ...

Economic recap: Week to October 8

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021

Combine economic stagnation and rising inflation and what do we get? We get stagflation -- the financial markets' fear du'jour. It had been nearly half a century ago when the global economy have had its last encounter with stagflation. he first ...

Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020

... other crises in the past - GFC, Asian financial crisis, Japan's deflation in the early 1990s, the 1987 crash, stagflation in the 70s and, of course, the Great Depression of the 1930s - this too shall pass. It's always darkest before dawn and ...

Chief economist update: Euro contagion redux?

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019

... 1.3% this year (from earlier forecasts of 1.9%) and by 1.6% in 2020 (from 1.7%). It's not always the case - as in stagflation (slow/receding growth and high inflation) - but generally, slowing growth begets slowing inflation. Not surprisingly, the ...

Chief economist update: Draining the swamp

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018

... nations compared to emerging markets." Weakening global growth momentum, rising inflation? Are we in the early stages of stagflation? We may not be there yet, but if the current trade spat between the US and everybody else morphs into an all war then ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018

... services and...trade war here we come. This would raise inflation and slow growth at the same time. In other words stagflation. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist ...

Economics 101 is dead

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017

... supply. High demand and low supply causes prices to rise - and vice-versa. Economists have already coined the term "stagflation" - an economic state of no growth (stagnation) and elevated inflation - but we still have to come up with a nomenclature for ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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