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Multiple accounts already in sharp decline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... active. The ATO applies an interest rate to the balances it holds which is equivalent to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), or 1.1% in the 12 months to March 2021. In contrast, the average investment return of superannuation funds is usually ...

Chief economist update: Deflated expectations lift deflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... Policy Meeting on April 26 and 27, 2021", where it revealed that, "The year-on-year rate of change in the consumer price index (CPI) is likely to be slightly negative for the time being. Thereafter, it is expected to turn positive and then increase gradually..." ...

Chief economist update: BOJ has no plans to ease easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... manner. It will continue expanding the monetary base until the year-on-year rate of increase in the observed consumer price index (CPI, all items less fresh food) exceeds 2% and stays above the target in a stable manner". This was as expected and in-line ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... lower had it not been for smokers with young children and building a house contributing to the pick-up in the consumer price index. To wit: "The December quarter CPI was primarily impacted by an increase in tobacco excise and the introduction, continuation ...

Charter Hall REIT acquires portfolio, opens raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... of 6.25% with the properties currently all leased and a WALE of 20 years. The lease structure has annual consumer price index increases plus up to 0.5% in the first five years and comprises the majority of BP's owned convenience properties in New Zealand. ...

Chief economist update: Turn the beat around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... Australia's inflation genie is still inside Aladdin's lamp. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) consumer price index report showed headline inflation inched to 1.8% in the year to the December 2019 quarter from 1.7% in the second quarter. ...

VanEck launches new income product

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... VanEck has launched a new model portfolio, set on generating income of at least 2% more per annum than the consumer price index. The ETF provider has drawn on research house Lonsec's portfolio construction expertise to strategically allocate assets to ...

Rising costs outpace retiree savings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... rose by 1.3% for couples at both the comfortable and modest levels, in line with overall movement in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which was mainly driven by the drought and associated increases in production costs. The price of vegetables (7.7%) ...

Chief economist update: Japan becomes collateral damage in US-China trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... the slowdown in overseas economies for the time being." "Although the year-on-year rate of change in the consumer price index (CPI) has continued to show relatively weak developments compared to the economic expansion and the labor market tightening ...

Chief economist update: Lock in two RBA rate cuts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... Bank of Australia (RBA) to cut interest rates soon and twice. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) consumer price index report showed headline inflation slowed to 1.3% in the year to the March quarter from 1.8% in the December 2018 quarter. ...