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No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... transition into 2026, it said. According to the Institute, capital spending ambitions tied to the AI buildout are turning the economy inside out. "The micro is becoming macro," the report reads, and investors are worried about an AI bubble. Dominated ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... structural concerns in the Chinese economy. Most remain cautiously optimistic as they assess whether the new engine of the economy, technological advancement and industrial modernisation, can pull the country out of its deflationary woes. State Street ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... of productivity inquiries - containing 47 recommendations to support productivity growth across five key areas of the economy. "Australia's productivity growth has stalled since 2016. We need to get productivity moving to ensure future generations ...

Chalmers flags pension, super spending in Budget update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... mid-year update." Treasury will also update its economic forecasts in the mid-year update. Chalmers said it will confirm the economy is likely to continue to gather momentum. "An important feature of this is the private sector recovery that we've been ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... seems to be diminishing," Bassanese said. Looking specifically at Australia, Bassanese said the major question in the economy is whether the nation has hit capacity constraints. "Can we allow the economy to continue to grow at trend or more pace, or ...

RBA hike may come as soon as February

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... at 4.3% for November," Rynne said. "What is more concerning is that the annualised rate of employment growth across the economy is now less than 1.3%, well down from the 3% annual rate of employment growth the Australian economy started the year off ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... growth in 2026 will be challenged by constraints in supply models due to weak productivity growth, which have reduced the economy's potential growth rate. As a result, even a modest rebound in private demand and GDP growth could stall disinflationary ...

MSCI launches index combining public and private equity investments

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... portfolios. This generates opportunities for diversification, long-term return potential and exposure to segments of the economy that are not captured by public markets, MSCI said. The breakthrough framework combines the MSCI ACWI IMI and the MSCI All ...

Record investment into AI forcing largest innovation buildout ever: BlackRock

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... starting and concentrated in the tech sector, for now, but we see productivity and revenue gains spreading across the economy. "The gap in time between capex needs and eventual revenues means AI builders have started using debt to get over a financing ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... largest export destination by far, offloading mostly an abundance of iron ore and bringing in about $143 billion to the economy, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity. Aitken theorises that China's President Xi Jinping is slowly moving ...