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Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... investors, followed by China's economy slowing down (41%). Domestically, 30% of investors are equally worried about property prices and share market volatility. "The last few months has seen investors take an increasingly global perspective when ...

Markets could delay retirement plans

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... due to retire in the next 12 months may have to delay their plans as lackluster share market returns, falling property prices and low interest rates obstruct their wealth. Recent research by Roy Morgan found Aussies would retire with an average gross ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... to 5.9% in the year to 10 December from 5.7% (yoy) at the end of November. The acceleration in the decline in property prices could lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy as buyers defer purchases while waiting for cheaper prices and sellers sell at lower ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... wages continue to be lacklustre. Stagnant wages growth and the negative wealth effect from falling equity and property prices don't bode well for consumer spending going forward. The S&P/ASX 200 index is down 6.2% this year to date and CoreLogic's ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the capex details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... wobbly share markets and on the domestic front, record high household debt levels, stagnant wages growth, declining property prices and weak consumer spending. The rise in capex expectations could be linked to the NAB business survey that although business ...

Chief economist update: Predictions allude to frozen RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... prices a point below the mid-point of the RBA's 2%-3% target band. And then, there's the risk of falling property prices which, along with high household debt levels, both institutions consider a macroeconomic risk. Given current forecasts, it'll ...

Chief economist update: As safe as Australian houses?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... housing market, then "No. It's not safe, it's... very dangerous, be careful." This is because Australian property prices are on the down low. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Residential Property Price Index' report showed ...

Chief economist update: Surplus here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... labor market and relatively robust commodity prices, to be accompanied by expenditure restraint. We also expect property prices to continue their orderly unwind, and that this slowdown won't weigh heavily on consumer spending and the financial system's ...

Reverse mortgage lenders shortsighted: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... Depending on when a borrower obtains their loan, how much they borrow, and factoring in economic conditions such as property prices and interest rates, they may not have enough equity remaining in the home for longer-term needs. ASIC deputy chair Peter ...

Investors sharpen watch on RMBS

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... security pool is ripe for picking by fixed income and debt managers, challenges surround the asset class. Australian property prices are cooling, households have racked up record levels of debt, the central bank may be crawling towards a rate hike and ...