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Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026

... trimmed mean inflation to be enough to force another hike in August 2026, but the case for easing has become harder to make. "GDP growth is weakening, unemployment has risen to 4.5%, households are running down savings buffers, and spending is already ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.3% in the March quarter 2026 and 2.5% compared to a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Economic growth slowed in the March quarter, with modest household and public sector ...

Investors thrust into rules of the 'jungle': Economist

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026

... "That is going to put a handbrake on the economy. We think that growth here is going to soften to about 1% to 1.5% in terms of GDP growth. That's low for Australia. That will mean that our population is running above our level of economic growth ...

Industry welcomes government's productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026

... geopolitical and social stresses." The government said it will reduce regulatory costs by $10.2 billion each year, boost long-run GDP by around $13 billion a year and promote $400 million more investment in R&D by young firms each year. "Our reforms ...

Chalmers chooses 'hard road of reform' in Budget

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026

... saving the government $70 billion in interest costs over the decade. The peak in gross debt is now forecast to be 35.8% of GDP, 1.2 percentage points below the mid-year update. "Gross debt as a percentage of GDP remains below what we inherited in every ...

'Not much' RBA can do about short-term inflation woes: Hauser

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026

... business activity, eventually weakening hiring. We expect that household consumption will fall in Q2 and that this will see GDP fall in that quarter too." Bloxham said these developments will put the RBA in a tricky spot moving forward. "We expect the ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026

... thousands of companies, but private markets offer tens of thousands. "Small-to-medium enterprises are a huge driver of aggregate GDP. So, if we want to capture exposure to those returns on behalf of members and want to get global growth - which is why ...

Treasury downgrades productivity assumptions

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026

... "Altogether, it means Treasury has changed its view of potential growth in the near term," he said. "This change alone means GDP is now likely to be a quarter to half a percentage point weaker in the middle years of the forward estimates. A small change ...

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

... this year. "These effects add a further quarter of a percentage point to headline inflation and double the negative impact on GDP," Chalmers said. "In the short-term case, output would be 0.2% lower around the middle of this year but this gap would quickly ...

Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026

... the RBA governor and deputy governor, were more concerned about the upside inflation risks, especially given recent solid GDP and employment reports along with the lift in consumer inflation expectations." Bassanese said he believes the conflict in the ...

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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation.

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI

Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations for APRA and ASIC, with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable and secured financial ecosystem.

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI

NGS Super has appointed a former ASFA committe member as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering.

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams.

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