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Value investing a likely winner: Maple-Brown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... interest rates, Insync noted that this isn't an earnings de-rating. "Investors are concerned with a policy error by the Federal Reserve that may tighten too hard at a time when inflation rates may be close to peaking and would likely come down quickly ...

US enters recession - or does it?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... retracement in Q1. "The decrease in real GDP reflected decreases in private inventory investment, residential fixed investment, federal government spending, state and local government spending, and non-residential fixed investment," the Bureau of Economic ...

Federal Reserve delivers 0.75bp rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
The US Federal Reserve raised its policy interest rate by 0.75 basis points to 2.5% and indicated further increases will likely be appropriate. Explaining the decision, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said: "From the standpoint of our congressional ...

CPI rises, IMF lowers global outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... activity continued to contribute to price rises for newly built dwellings." "Fewer grant payments made this quarter from the Federal government's HomeBuilder program and similar state-based housing construction programs also contributed to the rise." ...

Government moves to amend military super benefits tax

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
The government is introducing legislation that aims to ensure no veteran pays higher income taxes because of the Federal Court decision in Commissioner of Taxation V Douglas (the Douglas decision). The Douglas decision found that certain veterans' invalidity ...

Fraud charges laid over unlicensed scheme

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... alleged that of the $36.5 million, one investor was defrauded $10 million by investing with Marco. ASIC took action in the Federal Court to wind up the unregistered managed investment scheme operated by Marco and AMS Holdings (WA) Pty Ltd, the AMS Holdings ...

Investors, advisers need further ESG education

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... reflects some recent key observations in the Australian political and financial landscape. "Labor's recent success in the Federal Election and the rise of independent and Green candidates came in the wake of strong campaign messaging around combating ...

Rate rises more likely after unemployment plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... clearly tilted to an even larger 75 basis point move, especially if Q2 CPI also surprises to the upside again and the Federal Reserve ends up hiking 100 basis points," UBS said. That being said, RBA governor Phillip Lowe has argued that a 75-basis point ...

Celsius latest casualty in crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... Index market analyst Tony Sycamore said in the months gone past the combination of higher-than-expected US inflation and Federal Reserve rate hikes should have been enough to see Bitcoin fall into an abyss. "However, after initially falling 3% to a low ...

US rocked by inflation disaster

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... announced that'd he'd urge Congress to enact legislation that would reduce the cost of everyday expenses and give the Federal Reserve the room it needs to combat inflation. "The Federal Reserve plays the primary role in fighting inflation and regulating ...