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Chief economist update: RBA still in denial

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... statement, explaining the rationale behind the Australian central bank's record 30th month to keep the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.5% after the conclusion of its first board meeting for 2019. While Lowe acknowledged that "the central ...

Chief economist update: Time for an RBA shift to neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... first monthly monetary policy meeting for 2019 tomorrow. Market expectations and odds are they'll keep the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.5%. And they will! The $64 million question is what the RBA will do next. According to Westpac ...

Morningstar distribution executive joins fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... The fund is modelled on Milford's Active Growth Fund and targets a return of 5% above the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate with an unconstrained approach. The fund is managed by Sydney-based chief investment officer and head of Australian investments ...

Labour and housing drive rate sentiment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
As the Reserve Bank of Australia holds the cash rate at 1.5%, economic conversations are moving from a rise to a cut. AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver earlier this month said the RBA could cut to 1% by the end of 2019, with the first rate cut ...

Industry Super Australia forecasts a rate cut

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
Industry Super Australia's chief economist said the RBA's next move on the cash rate could be downwards. ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said it is likely the Reserve Bank of Australia could shave 25 basis points off the 1.5% cash rate in the fourth ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... joining AMP Capital and Industry Super Australia in predicting that the RBA's next move would be a cut in the official cash rate. The change in the outlook is due to Capital Economics' expectation that the downturn in the Australian property ...

Chief economist update: Crude oil to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... monetary policies on ice. The same expectations go for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) - it would keep the official cash rate at a record low 1.5% steady in 2019 before lifting them in 2020 (if at all). The recent decline in crude oil prices reflects ...

Sahota's fund makes first close

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... debt, asset backed securities, private company debt and leveraged buyout debt. Targeted return is 4-5% above the RBA cash rate per annum before fees and expenses. Around this time last year, Sahota first announced he was setting up a boutique under multi-affiliate ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... landing... some risk of a hard landing remains." The Paris-based global forum recommends the Reserve Bank begin raising the cash rate from its record low as soon as possible to prevent "imbalances accumulating further". "Australia's housing market ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... rule in calculating the "appropriate level" of nominal interest rates in Australia, the Taylor Rule says, the official cash rate should be at 1.375%.