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American Century cuts US outlook amid tariff impacts

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... Century Investments has revised its medium-term capital markets assumptions, which were formulated in April before US President Donald Trump's tariffs were announced. US equity return forecasts have declined, driven by falling price-to-earnings ratios ...

Economic growth has 'moderated': CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... household spending. The future path will depend on the resiliency of the job market, further interest rate cuts and US President Donald Trump's trade policies." Western Australia led the national performance rankings in the fourth successive report. ...

How will Trump's tariffs impact the RBA?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... July, GSFM investment specialist Stephen Miller expects the central bank will have some of its concerns addressed as US President Donald Trump's tariffs come back into effect. Miller said the surprise interest rate hold was likely to do with the "lack ...

Section 899 ditched but companies face tax uncertainties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
While Australian investors breathed a resounding sigh of relief when US President Donald Trump binned section 899 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), local multinationals, however, were lumped with grave uncertainties surrounding the global Pillar ...

MLC AM delivers real returns for members in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... manager decided to take a "neutral" stance on equities, spurred by the Liberation Day turbulence. In early April, US President Donald Trump unleashed a slew of tariffs that were higher than what the market was expecting, leaving many wealth managers ...

Super funds given reprieve from Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
Section 899 of US President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' will be abandoned after institutional investors expressed concerns over the retaliatory tax proposal. The announcement was made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent overnight ...

Managed fund inflows jump over 20x: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... Australia, nevertheless, underwent extraordinary shifts. Calastone said that optimism surged in January following US president Donald Trump's election victory, but confidence waned in February as the glow of US exceptionalism faded and central banks ...

Chalmers advocates for Aussie instos on 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... concerns of Australian super funds and institutional investors over potential issues they may face when it comes to US President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'. Chalmers said he had a "very productive" conversation with US Treasury Secretary Scott ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... the US insisted the strikes were aimed at halting Iran's nuclear ambitions and not a regime change in the nation, US President Donald Trump's rhetoric suggests the potential for further action. "From Israel's perspective, it may push for additional ...

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... sentiment," Morningstar equity analyst Shaun Ler said. Investors are becoming more optimistic since early April, when US President Donald Trump announced a barrage of tariff hikes, as their appetite for risk assets, including equities, showed signs of ...