Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 901 - 910 of 3651 results for "interest rates"

Chief economist update: The path of monetary policy according to Lowe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... said. "At the same time... the board considered what was best for the overall economy. Our judgement is that lower interest rates will help the economy as a whole. "In time, we would expect the lower exchange rate and the boost to disposable income to ...

J.P. Morgan cuts management fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... anchored in cash, leaving them stuck with low returns, while the likelihood the Reserve Bank of Australia cutting interest rates this year may further exacerbate the challenge for income-hungry investors. "We want to lower the barrier for investors to ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... steel its nerves and stay put, but the widespread consensus is the RBA will announce a 25 basis point reduction in interest rates today. I'm in with the rate cut camp - do it early to avoid having to do it by more down the track (using the same rationale ...

Chief economist update: US recession in the offing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... to stop illegal migrants coming to America and, at the same time, prove that his admonitions to the Fed to cut interest rates were correct all along, their hefty prices to pay for the looming US recession. The yield differential between the yield on ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... inflation is still negative." "The FOMC and other central banks have been puzzled by how economies could slow down when interest rates are as low as they are. But maybe we're not being so stimulative. Maybe real rates are not near zero - they're ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... it's on the street, the heat is on..." - Glenn Frey Oh yes, Virginia, the Reserve Bank better deliver a cut in interest rates when its board meets next week (June 4) or there'll be a lot of disappointed "expert economists" and punters who put ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... (and design) of their equilibrium-restoring function. Central banks in slowing economies are compelled to lower interest rates; directly or indirectly impacting the value of their respective currencies. With America 'relatively' doing much better ...

Rising costs outpace retiree savings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... for a number of items," said ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy. "The relatively low rate of inflation has brought interest rates for bank deposits to historical low levels, placing pressures on the household budgets for retirees relying on income from ...

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... 2020... It is worth pointing out that when preparing these forecasts, we used our normal technical assumption that interest rates would move broadly in line with market pricing," he said. "At the time the forecasts were prepared, market pricing implied ...

Property risks dip at Coalition win, APRA easing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... considering allowing ADIs to set their own minimum interest rate floor (currently 7%) provided it is 2.5% higher than the interest rates, with a four-week consultation period starting on June 18. "APRA introduced this guidance as part of a suite of measures ...