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Advisers add 5.7% premium

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... chase more gains. One challenge in 2024 was curbing investors' enthusiasm as the AI boom and anticipated interest rate cuts pushed markets upwards. Investors typically face the risk of falling into the trap of buying while markets are bullish and ...

Economists hit back at RBA guidance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... RBA governor Michele Bullock pushed back against the market pricing, stating it was "premature to be thinking about rate cuts" and a near-term cut "doesn't align with the board's current thinking". The RBA has introduced forward guidance since the August ...

Fed's Powell says 'time has come' to cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... opening address. "The time has come for policy to adjust. The direction of travel is clear, and the timing and pace of rate cuts will depend on incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks," Powell said. However, Powell did acknowledge ...

What does the RBNZ rate cut mean to Australia?

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... New Zealand). Robertson said it is imperative for core inflation to dip "closer to 3%" before the RBA can begin its rate cuts, which are expected to occur in 2025. On the flip side, CBA has remained steadfast in its call that the RBA will deliver a rate ...

What Yarra Capital is buying in the dip

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... the adjustment in equity markets and that concerns over excess inflation can now be relegated to history," he said. "Rate cuts are clearly coming in size, and once the early signs appear that the easing is having its desired impact and the US election ...

Positives remain at Perpetual, says Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... active managers and wealth platforms, which reported improved flows toward the end of the fiscal year as prospects of rate cuts increased investor appetite for risk assets like stocks," Ler said. "This indicates prospective earnings headwinds from Perpetual's ...

Equip Super returns 9.23% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... the past 15 years." The super fund said that since November 2023, buoyant equity markets, driven by expectations of rate cuts, enhanced returns. Equip Super's Retirement Income Account members also saw healthy returns, with the Retirement Income Balanced ...

Markets look to US rate cuts as inflation falls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... has indicated that a cooling labour market has alleviated inflation pressures, signalling to investors that interest rate cuts could be on the horizon. June's US consumer price index (CPI) data revealed a rise of 3% from the previous year, falling short ...

Most traded US stocks revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... in April following moderating inflation data and weak consumer spending offered investors some optimism that interest rate cuts may be around the corner. Trading data from Selfwealth found Nvidia had a major role in driving returns in the tech sector ...

US looks towards rate cuts, Australia lags behind

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... reacceleration of energy prices, which could occur due to a rally in commodity prices that is driven by the central bank rate cuts in Europe and Canada. Such a development would push out the timeline for US rate cuts to next year." McCormack said despite ...