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Inflated attention on September US CPI inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... that ever perennial phrase in the FOMC Statements, "the actual path of the federal funds rate will depend on the economic outlook as informed by incoming data."

Confidence up but will consumers shop?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... coverage of the continuing improvement in the global economy with, in particular, improved confidence in the US growth outlook." "An easing in concerns about potential interest rate rises was a likely factor."...and improved consumer perception on the ...

ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... of 87.5 it reached back in October 2008. This comes as no surprise given the single currency area's improving economic outlook. One, that has been highlighted by the continued advances in the region's already strong PMI readings - composite (56.7 in ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... onscreen about Geoff and Jan, clients of a financial advisory firm, about their views on investing given the uncertain market outlook. IML founder and fund manager Anton Tagliaffero talks about the difficulty in finding quality investments in Australian ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... straight quarter of decelerating year-on-year growth. Still, the Indian central bank noted some upside risks to its baseline outlook: "household consumption demand may get a boost from upward salary and allowances revisions by states" and "firms expect ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... the recent trend in Australian consumer spending - or in this case, not spending - continues, we could forget Westpac's outlook for steady rates through to the year 2019 too. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade report showed retail ...

First Super appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... we welcome the highly relevant perspectives and diversityChatfield brings to First Super. "Tim's appointment brings an outlook outside of our own industry broadening the skills and experience of our board. It continues First Super's board renewal program ...

Interest rates on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... expectations for more - could prompt a disorderly deleveraging of the household debt bubble and throw the RBA's optimistic outlook out the window. Then again, it's precisely the current environment of record low interest rates that's inflating household ...

As clear as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... of low inflation. "A more important issue from a policy standpoint is that some key assumptions underlying the baseline outlook could be wrong in ways that imply that inflation will remain low for longer than currently projected. For example, labor market ...

Former StatePlus MD joins Australian Ethical

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... increase in members and 42% spike in net flows, Australian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon was positive about the outlook for FY18. "This growth demonstrates that more and more people disillusioned with world events and political inertia are choosing ...