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UK, Japan slip into technical recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... with the economy's capacity. We project 1% growth in 2024. This is up slightly from our most recent World Economic Outlook update. Thanks to stronger government spending. And achieving sustained 2%, inflation looks increasingly likely." The IMF predicts ...

Fund selectors harbour AI bubble fears, affirm belief in its longevity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... realigning their investment strategies to account for increasingly volatile geopolitical forces and an uncertain macro-economic outlook. "With investors' money on the line, it's no surprise that fund selectors are turning more towards active management ...

Cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... unanimously predicted that the RBA would leave the base rate as is for now. "While there are encouraging signs, the economic outlook is uncertain and the board remains highly attentive to inflation risks. The central forecasts are for inflation to return ...

Volatility an opportunity for skilled active managers: GSFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... fraught with Rumsfeldian "known unknowns and unknown unknowns", a marked departure from the consensus Goldilocks economic outlook - a benign slowdown and smooth disinflationary environment. Warning that the risks of sticky inflation and an unexpected ...

Aussie banks deliver record profits in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... presently impaired assets amounting to $7.4 billion. According to PwC, this illustrates the banks' prudent economic outlook and ability to withstand an economic downturn. Operating expenses also rose over $2 billion (5.7%), comparable to overall ...

Inflation still too sticky: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... of Australia (RBA) rate hikes, inflation remains well above global trends, according to UBS's 2024-2025 local economic outlook. The report, written by UBS economists George Tharenou and Nic Guesnon, noted while the consumer price index (CPI) is well ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
Global insurers are rethinking their investment strategies, with 60% revising strategic asset allocations (SAA) to prioritise flexibility and new opportunities, according to a BlackRock study. In its annual Global insurance report, BlackRock indicated ...

Future Fund posts 6% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... by markets. "The Future Fund portfolio is positioned moderately below neutral risk settings at a time when the economic outlook and the direction of inflation and interest rates make investment returns less certain," he said. "We have made significant ...

RBA sustains cash rate at 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... supply and demand in the economy and will continue to do so. "In light of this and the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook, the board again decided to hold interest rates steady this month. This will provide further time to assess the impact ...

Michele Bullock to be next RBA governor

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... feed into our decision but I don't want to artificially limit it now." The RBA boss may have changed but the economic outlook is still treacherous as inflation continues to be balanced against rising interest rates. Chalmers acknowledged Australians ...
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