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Future Fund reaches value of $237.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... commenting on the result was Future Fund, chief investment officer Ben Samild said it was driven by strength in the US economy. "Once again, fears at the start of the year of a US and global economic downturn caused by rates that have been held high ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... according to Zenith Investment Partners head of asset allocation Damien Hennessy. "Bond yields are rising because the US economy has been much stronger than expected, and the disinflation we have seen over the last 12 to 18 months in the US economy has ...

Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... inflation and unemployment levels, JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon is "cautiously pessimistic" about the US economy in 2025. Dimon said in a CBS interview that geopolitical tensions underpin his stance in the face of the US reporting GDP levels ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... the level prevailing at the start of the year, fuelled by a gargantuan budget deficit - close to 7% of GDP - when the US economy is close to full capacity, he said. "That deficit means that the prospects of any meaningful decline in bond yields are looking ...

'Turbulent' environment expected in 2025: Robeco

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... conflicting signals and complex dynamics, in its 2025 economic outlook titled This is not a landing. Robeco said the US economy shows signs of continued resilience, despite cooling consumption. While other regions - particularly Europe and China - are ...

Future Fund delivers strong 11.9% return

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... long-term performance. "Listed equity markets rallied through much of the year, driven largely by the strength of the US economy," Arndt said. "The Future Fund benefitted from this and also experienced positive contributions from its alternatives, credit ...

US better positioned to deliver strong returns: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... has avoided a recession in aggregate, on a per capita basis Australia is actually going backwards. By contrast, the US economy is doing well with a strong economy, inflation under control, and the US Federal Reserve cutting interest rates. Signs, Pearce ...

Market has priced in 'too many' rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... expect the Fed to deliver two more 25 bps rate cuts this year, for a total of six cuts by next year." Boothe said the US economy is on good footing and improvements will flow through the start of 2025, but there are concerns inflation could rise again. ...

Future Fund annual return 'very strong'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... purpose. Arndt also noted that equity markets rallied strongly over the year, thanks in large part to the strength of the US economy and expectations that US interest rates had peaked and would soon begin to fall. He added that private credit and alternatives ...

Zenith increases defensive investment as recession risk looms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... in the US raised concerns of a potential US recession but said those concerns shouldn't be overblown just yet. "The US economy is slowing and we should expect weaker data going forward. While the so-called Sahm rule, which signals a recession when the ...