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Dexus cornerstones Australian Unity healthcare raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
... participate in the AUHP's $1 billon pipeline of greenfield and brownfield development opportunities. "We are confident in the outlook for healthcare real estate and the investment in AUHPT provides us with an efficient way to increase our exposure to ...

Chief economist update: A delicate balancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... insufficient to meet growing demand - recently reinforced by the OECD's upgrade to global growth. In its 'Economic Outlook, May 2021' report, the OECD upgraded its global GDP growth forecast to by 5.8% this year and by 4.4% in 2022. This ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... in the state and the threat of the infection seeping into other states - underscores the risk to Australia's rosy outlook. Then again, this has encouraged us, Australians all (well, most) to get vaccinated. In the words of the RBA, "An important ...

Chief economist update: RBA cash rate on ice until 2024

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... central scenario, inflation in underlying terms is expected to be 1.5% in 2021 and 2% in mid-2023," the RBA said. "This outlook is supported by fiscal measures and very accommodative financial conditions. An important ongoing source of uncertainty is ...

Chief economist update: OECD upgrades global growth but advises continued policy support

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
"The global economy has now returned to pre-pandemic activity levels." This was what the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) latest 'Economic Outlook' report revealed as it upgraded its projections for the world ...

Chief economist update: The UK's going OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... government's furlough scheme ends on September 30 this year. But as the BOE warned at its May meeting, the economic outlook remains uncertain and depends on the "evolution of the pandemic". Cases of infection from the Indian variant are rising in ...

Chief economist update: RBNZ will run out of patience next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... notes that: "The improvement in global and domestic economic indicators... have provided members more confidence in this outlook, they agreed on the need for caution as domestic activity remains uneven across sectors of the economy." Ergo: "The Committee ...

Rich investors not worried about low rates: Citi

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... investors are optimistic despite low interest rates. The research shows only 1% of HNWs were negative about the economic outlook, while 49% were positive and 40% were neutral. More than half (54%) were more concerned about COVID-19's impact than the ...

Chief economist update: Confidently sustaining the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... higher in all Australian states "except WA [Western Australia], which was flat. "Oh, and more, much more than this" the outlook points to continued, if not accelerating, improvement. "Forward orders reset last month's record high - and point to a ...

No big losers in FY22 budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... over the next four years to sustain the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Frydenberg rounded out his speech with the outlook for Australia, saying the economy is forecast to grow by 1.25% in 2020/21 and rise to 4.25% in 2021/22. And this budget will ...