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RBA scenario implies record costs: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
... would cause an unprecedented payment spike for households. The RBA's scenario of a 300-basis point increase in interest rates by mid-2023 would see interest payments as a share of household income surge from 3.9% of income in Q1 2022 to 9.3% in Q4 2023 ...

Recession a distinct possibility: Natixis

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
... less than a quarter of those surveyed thought inflation will remain persistently high. With the prospect of rising interest rates and tightening monetary policy being employed to put inflation back in the bottle, strategists ranked recession risks next ...

Treasurer announces RBA review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... of debt held by Australian households might, on its own, suggest that many households will face difficulties as interest rates rise, with implications for their ability to service that debt, consumption and the economy more broadly." However, she believed ...

Rate rises more likely after unemployment plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... the employment market continuing to tighten markedly and no signs of inflation easing, the RBA is likely to raise interest rates by 50 basis points at its August meeting, with several increases potentially following after that depending on how the economy ...

Hostplus links returns to active approach

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... financial year with global investment markets afflicted by heightened political tensions, rising inflation, and rising interest rates." "Based on current industry estimates, these conditions are indicating that the industry median return for Balanced ...

Growth scare likely during second half of 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... bond beta. Real estate also offered 78% inflation protection and up to 80% when further conditions such as real interest rates and variable property risk premium were applied. According to capital market research included in the report, medium-term forward ...

RBA raises interest rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... combination of global and domestic factors has caused higher inflation. Yesterday, Lowe said: "Today's increase in interest rates is a further step in the withdrawal of the extraordinary monetary support that was put in place to help insure the Australian ...

Median MySuper returns of -2.8% expected

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... negative returns are the result of ongoing market turmoil, driven by geopolitical tensions and rising inflation and interest rates. The research shows the 20-year rolling correlation between MySuper and ASX returns has remained steady at 0.95, demonstrating ...

Dodge volatility, invest in global equities: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... the storm, financials have been a little more mixed, and their outlook remains that way," he said. "While rising interest rates help many lenders improve their net interest margins, fears of a surge in non-performing loans as rates rise have partially ...

Inflation a greater danger than recession: Powell

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... commented: "I'm not expecting a recession but we're on a narrow path." "Like other countries we're having to raise interest rates and there are uncertainties around how that's going to effect the economy; we've got global uncertainties as well," he said. ...