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Chief economist update: Lowe puts Australia on high

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
Drought, bushfires, coronavirus are among the risks Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe nominated when he testified before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on the February 7. One day later, and Lowe would have ...

Pro-bono advice program for bushfire affected launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
Financial advisers wishing to lend a helping hand to those impacted by the ongoing bushfire crisis can now sign up to be a part of the Financial Planning Association of Australia and Association of Financial Advisers joint pro-bono advice program. The ...

Lowe snaps back at critics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
RBA governor Philip Lowe has rejected concerns that the bank's decision to cut interest rates last year dented consumer confidence and impacted weak consumer growth. Speaking at the National Press Club, Lowe said that while he understands having rates ...

Argo Investments' profit plunges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Listed investment company Argo Investments' profit has taken a dive, falling 24.4% from the previous period. Yet Argo has maintained its half-year dividend at 16 cents per share fully franked. The company announced a half-year profit of $118.8 million ...

Chief economist update: Turn the beat around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
The stats are out and they reveal that 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 ...

Chief economist update: Strength in jobs downs RBA rate cut expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
There's more bad news for us, Australians all. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will no longer cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points - to 0.5% - when it holds its first board meeting for 2020 on February 4. No Virginia, I didn't say ...

Aussie stocks burnt in blaze

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
As Australia burns, so too does the bottom line of our listed companies, with real implications for our retail, insurance, agriculture and transport sectors. The Australian economy is also not without risk, with many economists predicting that the bushfire ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let's not rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
"I'm walking on sunshine (Wow!) I'm walking on sunshine (Wow!) I'm walking on sunshine (Wow!) And don't it feel good." Sadly, Australians are not singing and dancing to this upbeat classic by Katrina and the Waves. The Westpac/Melbourne ...

Chief economist update: More from Morrison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
"Getting small businesses back on their feet is critical. We want to ensure the right support is in place for small businesses as they get past the initial recovery phase of this unprecedented bushfire crisis..." These were Australian Prime Minister ...

Chief economist update: Fundamentally overvalued

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
"I see trees of green, red roses too..." Louis Armstrong's immortal classic played on my head as rain started pouring on this burning land - even did a rain dance in my backyard - and meteorologists forecast more to come that hopefully extinguishes ...