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Economic outlook not as bad as predicted: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... recovery in the global economy will get under way, supported by both the large fiscal packages and the significant easing in monetary policies." Lowe noted that while some markets remain fragile, markets around the globe have continued to show improvement. ...

Chief economist update: What to expect when you're expecting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... will only confirm what everyone already is expecting. RBA Governor Philip Lowe and his board will keep Australia's monetary policy settings unchanged - the targets for the official cash rate at 0.25% and the yield on three-year Australian government ...

Wage growth, not wage cuts

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... population and workforce participation." With fluctuations in wage growth presumed to be cyclical, open to correction by monetary and fiscal policy - the Reserve Bank had persistently overestimated wage growth over the past decade, he said. "Wage growth ...

Red tape to slow recovery: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... there has been an unprecedented policy response. "On the economic front, there has been very close coordination between monetary and fiscal policy, as there should be at times like this," Lowe said. "As part of the RBA's contribution to dealing with ...

The future is fast arriving: BlackRock

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... markets, the Institute said, with yields dropping sharply across nominal government bonds. Yields would only rise if monetary and fiscal policy coordination suppressed rates in the coming years, it said. Return expectations have also been severely shifted ...

Chief economist update: V could still become W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... and fiscal authorities could have turned around investor sentiment this early. In my book it's the easing, not of monetary and fiscal policies, but of social isolation and lockdown restrictions in one country to another we have to be grateful for... ...

From fines to prosecution: The penalties are in

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... spokesperson said. "The penalties that apply vary based on the facts and circumstances of each case. They can range from monetary penalties through to prosecution in exceptional cases." The ATO said it will be reviewing cases closely, and in the event ...

Multi-boutique warns of fourth quarter reckoning

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... the most monstrous policy stimulus could not support continued equity market gains." Sustained, long-term fiscal and monetary stimulus will be needed to avoid the worst, she said. "The bountiful government support packages around the world were initially ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... (locally at least) we managed to avoid far worse scenarios." InvestSmart chief market strategist Evan Lucas said fiscal and monetary stimulus had softened fears of the pandemic's blows, with investors pouncing on COVID-19 impacted stocks. "Investors ...

Chief economist update: Easing does it (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
Easing of central bank monetary policy settings helped equity markets rebound and economies to recover from the "Great Recession" wrought by the Global Financial Crisis of 2009. Easing - this time, of social distancing and lockdown restrictions (implemented ...