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Chief economist update: The outlook for Australia, according to COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... business confidence remains low, the outcomes would be even more challenging than those in the baseline scenario." That, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe's statement - released after the Australian central bank's May 5 meeting ...

Chief economist update: No cheers as RBA hits inflation target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
Mission accomplished! This would have been the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) self-congratulatory exclamation after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that annual headline CPI inflation accelerated to 2.2% in the March quarter ...

Chief economist update: Thank goodness for Sorbent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... reading of 75.6 in April - the biggest monthly decline in the survey's 47-year history -- from 91.9 in March. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe is equally downtrodden. In his recent outing (April 21), governor Lowe proclaimed the ...

HUB24 net inflows up 72%

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... administration fees and therefore earnings for FY20," HUB24 said. Revenue will also be negatively impacted by the Reserve Bank of Australia's reduction in the official cash rate. As previously reported by Financial Standard, HUB24 chose not to pass ...

No liquidity support for super: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe said while some super funds may shrink as a result of the governments early release scheme, they are well placed to manage the withdrawals. Lowe said the industry as a whole should be able to cope with the number of ...

The great fall of China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... (5%) - fourth, fifth and down the line are also in line for contractions in their respective economies. While the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Federal government's stimulus measures would help limit the negative flow-on impact on the Australian ...

Macquarie cash offering soars

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... the bank decided to lift the interest rate on its cash management (CMA) accelerator account to 1.2% following the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate reduction. "Given the historical lows of the official cash rate, we think it's never been ...

Never say never to RBA help: First State Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... which shouldn't be ruled out. First State Super is confident it does not need specific liquidity support from the Reserve Bank, however the fund's chief investment officer Damian Graham said the uncertain economic future means the option should ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... 1917 and 2019, listed companies paid out about 65% of their earnings as dividends to investors, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. However, this year is a different story across the world. The European Central Bank has asked banks to defer dividend ...

Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Ho-hum. Financial markets widely expected the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to keep monetary policy settings unchanged at its April meeting especially so soon after announcing a comprehensive accommodation package the month before ...