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Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... it is higher than earlier expected. Global factors, including Covid-related disruptions to supply chains and the war in Ukraine, account for much of this increase in inflation." "But domestic factors are playing a role too, with capacity constraints ...

Retirees doing it tough: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... levels in the March quarter, with automotive fuel rising 11.0% due to the oil price shock caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, paired with ongoing easing of COVID-19 restrictions strengthening global demand.Going forward, retiree households will ...

US Fed indicates several more half-percentage rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... participants again agreed that the economic outlook was highly uncertain. Developments associated with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and COVID related lockdowns in China posed heightened risks for economies around the world, meeting minutes revealed. ...

Total super assets grow to $3.4tn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... rates, rising inflation that's been exacerbated by constrained supply chains and further uncertainty brought about by the Ukraine conflict. Contributions totalled $31.87 billion for the quarter and $131.6 billion for the year ending March 2022, a 16% ...

Crestone warns on economic challenges

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... rise in the Asia Pacific region, as well as the complexity of the broader geopolitical environment, including the Russia-Ukraine war. "Deglobalisation and the potential impacts on defence expenditure, other international commitments, and Australia's ...

No place for crypto in insto portfolios: PGIM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... medium of exchange in illicit activity - such as the potential for skirting sanctions in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine." PGIM chief executive David Hunt said that for the manager to consider adding a new asset class to a portfolio, three things ...

Yellen forebodes stagflation risks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... uncertain; stagflation effects have depressed output and spending, she added. Yellen said the US understood when Russia invaded Ukraine that there would be spill over effects, but it was prepared to pay. "We're doing everything we can to make sure sanctions ...

Investors seek inflationary refuge in diversification strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... first quarter of 2022 has created a period of renewed uncertainty as investors grappled with the fallout of the war in Ukraine. As geopolitical tensions rose in the wake of this travesty, a series of consequential macroeconomic shifts have furthered ...

NGS to reduce emissions 35% in three years

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... and gas, how do you compensate for those periods of time where you have higher geopolitical tension, and shocks like the Ukraine conflict, how do you deal with those periods of time where you see periodic spikes in oil and gas in particular?" NGS will ...

US inflation wavers near a 40-year high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
... very seriously and it's my top domestic priority," Biden said. The president went on to blame the pandemic and the war in Ukraine for the historical inflation being incurred in countries all over the world. Likewise, the Federal Reserve attributed the ...