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FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... and the debt stacked up. "Margin lending had two major elements that were highly problematic. One was that the interest rates to pay back on the loan were usually quite high," he says. "The other issue was, if you're a really high-income earner or have ...

Private and public markets almost interchangeable: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... we've seen volatility in the public market, whether it's during COVID [or other shocking events], when interest rates were sharply higher, private credit stepped in and has proven itself as the alternative funding venue for issuers and sponsors," ...

Investors want regulatory clarity on digital assets: Binance

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... a hedge, or a digital counterpart to gold, amid rising geopolitical uncertainty, inflation concerns and falling interest rates. This bullish sentiment has led to half of the surveyed users (49.4%) planning to increase their holdings and purchase additional ...

IML debuts income-focused ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... rely on. "It's becoming harder and harder for people to get consistent income to fund their retirements with interest rates and ASX dividend yields falling (particularly for banks and resources sectors), and bank hybrids being phased out," he said. ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... tariff policies and a stream of invective directed at the US Federal Reserve, which is stubbornly refusing to cut interest rates on command. Perhaps market sentiment has become immune to these gyrations, or perhaps there is a new normal with volatility ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... approach to bringing down the cash rate. "Inflation has fallen substantially since the peak in 2022, as higher interest rates have been working to bring aggregate demand and potential supply closer towards balance," the board said. "The board nevertheless ...

Economic growth has 'moderated': CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... performance of Australia's states and territories is being supported by a combination of slowing inflation, falling interest rates, rising real wages, robust government spending and a solid labour market. "But economic growth has moderated, held back ...

Bullock reaffirms RBA's 'gradual easing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has reaffirmed the central bank's policy of gradually easing interest rates, as economists continue to price in a cut next month. Speaking at the Anika Foundation Fundraising Lunch, Bullock said ...

How will Trump's tariffs impact the RBA?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
After the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised economists by leaving interest rates on hold in July, GSFM investment specialist Stephen Miller expects the central bank will have some of its concerns addressed as US President Donald Trump's tariffs ...

Investors 'ignoring' volatility: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... raising concerns about affordability, resource misallocation, and long-term growth prospects," he said. "Lower interest rates are unlikely to stimulate productive investment, given capacity constraints in sectors like housing and infrastructure, and ...