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Escala launches alternatives platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... financial goals," he said. He added: "Private markets are now an essential source of capital for innovation and economic activity worldwide, creating long-term tailwinds for investment in this space. As the number of publicly listed companies declines ...

RBA opens door to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... the minutes said. "They agreed that the risks to the outlook were two-sided, with some that could result in economic activity and inflation in Australia being weaker than expected and others that could result in economic activity and inflation strengthening ...

Private wealth group splashes $182m on Hejaz

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... expanded capacity to deploy this capital will not only benefit the Muslim community but also contribute to broader economic activity, job creation, and infrastructure development across Australia. This partnership with global investors highlights the ...

Trump backflips on tariffs but risks remain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... effective tariff rate to around 20%, instead of 30%. "That still represents a significant hit to US inflation and economic activity sufficient to likely cause a US recession in their own right - unless Trump quickly backs down further," he said. "What's ...

NAB forecasts 50bp rate cut in May

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... uncertainty will have a significant negative impact on global growth. This will have adverse effects for domestic economic activity," the RBNZ board said. "The global policy response will be an important consideration in gauging the implications of increased ...

Trade war rattles pre-election economic outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... Australian-originating goods imported to the US were hit with a 10% tariff effective April 5. Treasury flagged that economic activity, commodity prices and inflation are particularly at risk of destabilisation. "Over the past few days, there have been ...

Trump tariffs to hit Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... reinforce his view that we're entering an environment associated with trade wars and disruption, which will disrupt economic activity. This will be a dampener for global growth this year, which was on track to come in around 3%, according to AMP. "The ...

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... Deloitte Access Economics said uncertainty makes it harder to form a view on the future and tends to weigh on economic activity. "A one standard deviation rise in measures of macroeconomic uncertainty - less than the increase observed in Australia over ...

Trump's tariff implications for Australian investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... trade war with the US, resulting in a reduction of global trade, which would have a negative impact on global economic activity, which, all things being equal, would further reduce demand for our exports, even though we're not heavily exposed to ...

QIC puts money into US aviation infrastructure

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... investors. "Well-managed and properly funded transportation infrastructure is essential to support continued strong economic activity," he said. "We believe the dynamics driving the sector are fundamentally strong and present good relative value for ...
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