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US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... possibly impacting several macroeconomic indicators. To bring down inflation, the US Federal Reserve must increase interest rates until inflation subsides, or economic growth flattens, Saxena estimated. "Given the Federal Reserve's mandate and the ...

CPI poses awkward optics for RBA: Economist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... Nalini Prasad commented: "Inflation remains well above the RBA's target range." "The RBA will need to raise interest rates into the future to reduce inflationary pressures and move the real interest rates into positive territory." Meanwhile, ahead ...

Federal Budget is challenging: Economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... families and businesses. "Rising gas prices are pushing electricity prices and pushing inflation - which will keep interest rates higher for longer, which will slow the economy down, which will add to unemployment. Or in other words, gas prices are very ...

RBA downplays exchange rate inflationary impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... when the actual terms of trade had declined," he said. "It is also likely to have reflected the effect of very low interest rates globally and unconventional monetary policies adopted by the major advanced economies in response to the global financial ...

Former AUSIEX chief to join Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... Separately, Investment Trends' latest Adviser Product and Marketing Report, found that rising inflation and interest rates, as well as other geopolitical events, have contributed to a steep drop in financial advisers' stock market expectations ...

ETF industry drops in value

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... as investors sought to manage market risks amidst global volatility," Vanguard said. The reason being increasing interest rates, rising inflation and weaker economic growth seemingly push investors towards allocating more of their funds to safer havens ...

Financial stability risks escalate: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... premiums," the review said. "Large and disorderly declines in financial asset and property prices as a result of higher interest rates and increased risk aversion could disrupt key funding markets and strain the balance sheets of some borrowers and lending ...

Chief executives anticipate recession: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... pressing concerns for chief executives were pandemic fatigue and economic factors including the threat of rising interest rates and inflation. Over the long-term, emerging technology ranked as the top risk and greatest threat to organisational growth. ...

Retail the next frontier for private markets: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... return." "However, the deterioration of the macroeconomic climate over the past year, from rising inflation and interest rates to geopolitical threats, means investors are now operating in a more challenging environment. Against this backdrop, we expect ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... higher. Committed to returning inflation to the 2-3% range over time, the board affirmed that yesterday's increase in interest rates will help achieve its goal. Though, it was flagged that further rate hikes will likely be required over the period ahead. ...