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Chief economist update: Lower rates still fail to animate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... US-China trade deal and indications of a bottoming in global manufacturing activity) and the persistent weakness in household spending (due to the high level of household indebtedness), perhaps not. Former RBA governor Glenn Stevens had already spoke ...

Chief economist update: Let's talk about debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... to borrow and spend - interest rates are at record lows after all - to boost economic activity and growth. But with household debt running at 191.1% of disposable income (June quarter 2019), further interest rate reductions would almost surely be used ...

National Seniors partners with retirement funder

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... funding provider in an effort to improve retirement outcomes. National Seniors Australia (NSA) has partnered with Household Capital to work towards better retirement outcomes for Australia's retiree population. The two organisations said they recognised ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... the tax cuts plus lower interest rates plus still low unemployment (albeit, lacklustre wage growth) should strengthen household spending going forward. I for investment. Reduced borrowing costs for businesses (lower official cash rate) could encourage ...

Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... slowdown led by China and melting emerging markets, Brexit, wobbly share markets and on the domestic front, record high household debt levels, stagnant wages growth, declining property prices and weak consumer spending. But seen in a different light ...

Chief economist update: Australian bull market here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... smoothly. The economy grew by just 1.8% in the March 2019 quarter - its slowest annual rate in nearly 10 years - with household consumption's (which accounts for around 60% of the economy) contribution to growth halved to 0.1 percentage point from ...

University to probe reverse mortgages

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... set of Australians after changes from last year's budget. The new study is funded by the university and Household Capital, which provides retirement funding solutions to retirees. It will investigate the theoretical and empirical aspects of reverse ...

Advisers wary of unlisted assets: Sunsuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... because where are businesses finding the people they need to grow?" He added: "We're also seeing that corporate and household debt levels in Australia and around the world don't have much room to grow. How much more debt can you ram down people's throats?" ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... after the RBA cuts in June. Doing more would do more harm than good. It could re-inflate the property market bubble and household debt, that (as of the December 2018 quarter) was running at a record high 189.6% of disposable income - ultimately, lifting ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... the Australian economy. This is because a second rate CUT would reignite the bubble in the property market and lift household debt to new record highs. Then again, you, I and Irene, will have to wait for how these new developments pan out, plug it into ...