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US election: Global investors fear inflation boom

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... high grade weaponisation of trade that will fuel inflation via aggressive tariffs. That will inevitably result in a higher spike in inflation and bond yields," Miller said. "Moreover, Trump's plan to exert more influence over the Federal Reserve decision-making ...

State Street receives Shariah-compliant certificate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... high single-digit growth in total assets in the sector. Similarly, the London Stock Exchange Group predicts a tremendous spike in total Islamic finance assets from US$4.5 trillion in 2022 to US$6.67 trillion in 2027. By aligning operating models to Shariah ...

Chalmers 'confident but not complacent' on economic prospects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... global markets sustained a major sell-off, with the ASX losing $102 billion on Monday, after US data revealed an unexpected spike in unemployment. Global markets have since staged a gradual comeback, but investors are wary of economic indicators coming ...

J.P. Morgan expands ETF suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... and JPEQ. The new ETF, which seeks to generate 7-9% income annually in monthly payments, combines equities and options to spike its yield and capital growth while minimising risk in a conserved call options approach. According to JPMAM head of wholesale ...

Super for housing will cause rents to soar: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... time, increase rental prices. SMC said the Coalition's plan to use super for house deposits is projected to cause a 9% spike in the median property price, with that rise expected to flow through to private rents with an increase of around $57 per ...

More than 11k businesses call in administrators

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
ASIC's annual insolvency data shows more than 11,000 companies entered external administration for the first time last financial year. While the figure is higher than previous peaks in 2011-12 and 2012-13, ASIC clarified that there are more businesses ...

Inflation spikes again sparking rate rise fears

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
Australians and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will be feeling disappointed after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the CPI indicator or May showing an annual increase of 4%, up from 3.4% in February. Canstar group executive, financial ...

More businesses fold, unpaid super recovery measure to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
As the number of business insolvencies spike, workers will soon be able to claim unpaid superannuation owed to them by defunct employers under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) Recovery Program. From 1 July 2024, staff who worked for employers that ...

What retiree portfolios need to avoid future cost-of-living crises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
The key to a "successful investment strategy" is the ability to generate returns over the long term and managing inflation is an important piece of the strategy, says a Challenger report. Investments much achieve a real rate of return that not only ...

Powell backflips on rates pushing back RBA cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has changed his tune over the possibility of upcoming interest rate cuts, which means it could be an even longer wait here in Australia. Powell said recent US inflation data had not given policymakers enough confidence ...