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Bond investor sues Australian government

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... of government bonds," O'Donnell told Financial Standard. "I really think the connection between investment and the economy and climate really needs to be highlighted and well-known because it is a huge driving factor in where we are with climate ...

Financial comfort reliant on fiscal support: ME Bank

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... history. However, Oughton warns this cautious behaviour and a lack of spending may cause a negative knock-on effect to the economy and a deeper recession, especially if the government starts to pull back in fiscal support. "Government stimulus has bought ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... in countries where wage costs are cheap-er. It may seem counterintuitive but falling prices are bad news bears for the economy, any economy. Just like John Maynard Keynes' Paradox of Thrift, savings by individuals during recessions lead to a general ...

Investment strategies need to change: GSFM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... area of structural growth and the companies set to benefit from that growth, than to try to predict the direction of the economy or market." Griffin said he had put a significant amount of Munro's cash holding was put to work in early April "We have ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... cruel policy (along with fiscal and monetary policy stimulus measures) has already produced kind results. It has saved the economy from a technical recession - GDP growth rebounded by 11.5% in the June quarter (3.2% year-on-year), more than offsetting ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... industry participants to develop pathways and actions to support net zero emissions across critical supply chains of the economy." BP Australia SVP fuels & low carbon solutions Asia Pacific president Frederic Baudry said the mining and petroleum company ...

Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... settings and asset purchases unchanged at its July 15 meeting while at the same time providing an optimistic outlook on the economy. The BOJ's baseline scenario is for the economy "to improve gradually from the second half of this year through the ...

Government announces $184bn deficit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... established, stronger growth and an improvement in the fiscal position will help to stabilise government debt as a share of the economy." Despite the government's economic support measures real GDP is forecast to have fallen sharply in the June quarter ...

Chief economist update: Australian outlook under COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... around A$289 billion (14.6% of GDP) and counting, Australians would be in a much more dire situation. JEFU forecasts the economy to contract by 1.4% in FY2019/2020 and by 2.5% this fiscal year - better than the OECD's outlook for all of the G7 countries. ...

Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... of the economic fallout is greatly appreciated. Yet, decisions that are being made right now in order to revitalize the economy could have impacts on climate change." Along with CalSTERs other signatories included Boston Common Asset Management, Westparth ...