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Rising costs outpace retiree savings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... low rate of inflation has brought interest rates for bank deposits to historical low levels, placing pressures on the household budgets for retirees relying on income from term deposits and similar investments."

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... highlighted concerns about slower approval for licensing and other applications." Not only that, Mr. and Mrs. Jones' household would be hit too. As per Factset, stating: "The NY Fed released new research suggesting average US household could pay ...

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... the Australian economy. This is because a second rate CUT would reignite the bubble in the property market and lift household debt to new record highs. Then again, you, I and Irene, will have to wait for how these new developments pan out, plug it into ...

Property risks dip at Coalition win, APRA easing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... a time of heightened risk. Although many of those risk factors remain - high house prices, low interest rates, high household debt, and subdued income growth - two more recent developments have led us to review the appropriateness of the interest rate ...

Zenith acquires New Zealand firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... established brand in the New Zealand market. The research company monitors about 700 funds totalling over $100 billion in NZ household savings held in unit trusts, KiwiSaver schemes, personal schemes and insurance bonds. The suite of services available ...

The state of the banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
The big accounting firms have released their analysis of the big banks' half year results, noting a continued decline in cash profits for the first half of 2019. The major Australian banks reported a combined cash profit after tax from continuing operations ...

Chief economist update: Not spring yet in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
Green shoots are appearing in the Eurozone just in time for spring. Eurostat reports its preliminary estimates show the single-currency region's GDP increased by 0.4% in the March 2019 quarter - better than market expectations for a 0.3% gain - ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... outcomes for a while," she said. This is still continuing. The problem with this is that tepid wage growth leads to less household spending, lower company sales and profits and, by extension, reduce economic activity and lower inflation. Easing inflation ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Personal tax cuts and the $7.1 billion estimated surplus announced were the main highlights of this year's Budget, Financial Standard 's latest straw poll shows. More than a third or 35% of participants highly favoured the tax cut proposals ...

Australia's wealth takes half trillion hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... significant impact on the result. "The slowdown in the ASX in the December quarter has had a major negative impact on household wealth, particularly on superannuation and directly held shares," Morris said. "This combined with falling housing values ...