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Why the RBA has reason to cut rates in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... for the domestic economy. As the RBA has pointed over the past few months, "One continuing source of uncertainty is the outlook for household consumption. Growth in household income remains low, debt levels are high and some asset prices have declined." ...

Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... affect their portfolios. Recent market falls have helped confirm their fears, dragging down the average investor's outlook for 2019," Peker said. Principal Global Investors chief investment officer Mustafa Sagun said he sees markets continuing to ...

Investors to move on property before election: BlackRock

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... bottom of Australia's housing downturn and it expects investors to be ahead of the game. Giving its global investment outlook for the year ahead, BlackRock said softening house prices might lead investors to make wholesale changes in anticipation of ...

MYEFO sees bond issuance drop

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... said in a statement. AOFM has already issued $30 billion of Treasury bonds this year. The Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) figures have also enabled the AOFM to cancel new bond lines that were set to mature in September 2023 and December ...

Chief economist update: The clown in the White House

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... its 18-19 December FOMC meeting at 73.2%. Not only that, it would raise questions about the Fed's optimism over the outlook for US economy and doubts over its independence from Trump should Chairman Powell and his merry people announce a halt in ...

MYEFO: Regulatory funding increases, Budget surplus doubles

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... Financial services regulators have also received increased funding in the government's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO). The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will receive more than $182 million over four years from 2019-20 to extend the ...

Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... select investments, behind diversification and ahead of capital growth. Advisers are also increasingly bearish in their outlook for domestic equities, with the average adviser expecting to see capital gains of 4.6% over the next 12 months, down from ...

And so this is Christmas, another year (almost) over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... don't operate in a vacuum. Things get in the way. Proof? About this time last year, Factset's stories were: Upbeat outlook for 2018: - Wall Street strategists upbeat on the outlook for 2018. Barron's cover story ("Outlook 2018: The Bull Market's ...

Will Aussie equities overcome 2019 challenges?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... 2019 with a cautiously optimistic slant to Australian equities. A few risk factors are clouding the market and economic outlook, including falling house prices locally, political risks the U.S.-China trade conflict and tightening global monetary policies," ...

Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... Estimate 3 for 2018-19." Still, the RBA's also correct in printing that: "One continuing source of uncertainty is the outlook for household consumption. Growth in household income remains low, debt levels are high and some asset prices have declined." ...