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RBNZ on ice into 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... one of the major factors afflicting the kiwi dollar/US dollar exchange rate is the divergence in monetary settings and outlook between New Zealand and the United States. One, that's been underscored by the policy decisions of their respective central ...

Three down one to go, then another three in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... have an economy that overheats... there are no signs of that," he said. While the Fed sees the "risks to the economic outlook appear roughly balanced", Powell noted a "rising chorus" of concerns among US businesses over the US-China trade war. "If we ...

Chief economist update: Surplus here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... final budget outcome for 2017/18 demonstrates is that our plan is working, the economy is stronger, the economic growth outlook is stronger, employment growth has been much stronger than anticipated, and indeed the budget is in a much stronger position ...

Chief economist update: Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... Council meeting would have been a big ho-hum were it not for some minor, albeit significant, tweaks in the bank's outlook. As expected, the ECB left interest rates unchanged - the benchmark refinancing rate at 0%, the marginal lending facility rate ...

Chief economist update: Confidence down, conditions up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... "unwanted". The strength in household consumption reported in the June quarter National Accounts justifies businesses outlook to rebuild inventories. The Australian economy expanded by a stronger than expected 0.9% in the June quarter, slower than the ...

Unlisted property returns surpass equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... head of commercial property Mark Lumby said ongoing domestic uncertainty would continue to influence the market, but the outlook for unlisted property remained positive. "While the detail is unknown for now, we're anticipating one outcome from the Royal ...

Future Fund delivers 9.3%, increases risk moderately

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... wealth fund to $146 billion. It also added "moderate" risk in the period to take advantage of a shorter-term economic outlook which it says looks positive. Its 10-year return of 8.7% is higher than the benchmark target of 6.6%. Future Fund chair Peter ...

Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister, markets react

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... term. Political changes may swing sentiment but they don't alter the fundamentals of the local economy or corporate outlook," he said. Moody's Investor Service vice president Martin Petch said the change in leadership will not affect the sovereign ...

Millennials looking for impact: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... Investments vice president, head of ESG and investment stewardship Guillaume Mascotto, said the research demonstrated the outlook of the next generation of investors. "This research shows that interest in impact investing continues to grow across all ...

Chief economist update: Do nothing RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... decent trajectory. Surely, the RBA could raise interest rates now (projecting its optimism over Australia's economic outlook) or it could cut interest rates to give economic activity a move along. Raising interest rates now risks an A$ appreciation ...