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Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... 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 outpacing ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler warned Australia may now be entering a "stagflationary regime". "GDP growth is slowing, unemployment is rising and inflation remains elevated," Chesler said. "Even though inflation is high and likely ...

Investors thrust into rules of the 'jungle': Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... 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, which means ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... rises observed in a large majority of industries. Public and private demand each contributed 0.3 percentage points to GDP growth," ABS head of national account Grace Kim said. "GDP per capita increased for the fourth consecutive quarter and is now 0.9% ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... strength in business investment in the sector is expected to be maintained in the near term. RBA forecasts a slowing in GDP growth from late 2026 which would help ease capacity pressures and further ease inflation from mid-year.

RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revised its economic outlook, showing a higher unemployment rate and slowing GDP growth over 2026. In its Statement on Monetary Policy (SoMP), the central bank expects GDP growth to pick up slightly in the near-term ...

Partners Group launches new strategy, appoints lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... transformation, driven by the increasingly fast pace of technological change and enhanced by looming debt maturity walls, slower GDP growth, and elevated global inflation, the volume of transaction opportunities requiring flexible private capital solutions ...

Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... higher tariffs, which have grown from 13% to 61% since January 2025. However, slower trade would not necessarily slow GDP growth if there was a boost in consumption and domestic production, BCG said. Findings revealed that two-way trade growth with the ...

Rate hikes expected in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... 2025 in a cyclical upswing. While growth has improved, progress on inflation has stalled," Clarke said. "We expect GDP growth to pick up a little further over the next six months, from 2.1%/yr in Q3 25 to peak at 2.4%/yr in Q1 26 before settling down ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... growth, which have reduced the economy's potential growth rate. As a result, even a modest rebound in private demand and GDP growth could stall disinflationary momentum earlier in the year, as tight labour market, combined with lacklustre productivity ...
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