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US Fed hikes rates amid banking turmoil

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... stocks and bonds, he added. Although recent events have raised concerns about impacts on households, businesses, economic activity, and inflation, the Fed affirmed that the US banking system remains "sound and resilient".

Credit Suisse, oil prices see ASX fall: CommSec

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... Felsman explained. He said this is due to concerns around risk assets with the banking sector but also around economic activity, weakening demand. "So, the energy sector is actually down 3.8% and today is the biggest drag on the ASX 200, not financial ...

US interest rates may go higher than expected: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... decisions "meeting by meeting", taking into account the totality of the incoming data and its implications for economic activity. "If, and I stress that no decision has been made on this, but if the totality of the data were to indicate that faster tightening ...

Things to watch this reporting season: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... Johannes Faul said interest rate changes can take between one and two years for their maximum effect to unfold on economic activity and inflation. "Even assuming a lag effect of only 12 months, the already implemented RBA hikes won't fully reflect in ...

Global X launches copper miners ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... such as India, China and the United States." Hannon added that copper demand is highly correlated with global economic activity and is often seen as a leading barometer for global economic health because when activity picks up, prices tend to rise. "Covid-related ...

US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... Saxena estimated. "Given the Federal Reserve's mandate and the current momentum of inflation, I feel that economic activity will slow down before the Fed stops increasing interest rates. Technically, that means a recession is highly likely," Saxena ...

CPI rises despite Fed rate hikes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... the war and related events were creating additional upward pressure on inflation and were weighing on global economic activity." It was also observed that inflation remained unacceptably high and well above the Committee's longer-term goal of 2%. ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... "It's probable that the RBA will be raising rates over the next few months even though many indicators of real economic activity will start to weaken, both globally and domestically." Similarly Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker ...

No escaping volatility: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... Mousina at the Association of Financial Advisers' Thrive Conference. "Central banks are trying to slow down economic activity and growth to get inflation down, but in the process, there's a big possibility that they go too far. If they hike rates ...

A strong super system cushions the economy: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
... much-needed capital to help businesses weather financial market shocks," the report said. "It helps support economic activity and employment while creating value for super-fund members." The ISA maintained that counter-cyclical investment helps avoid ...