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Robust demand keeps SDA, PBSA assets firmly on investors' radar

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... driving it," Couper explained. Meanwhile, Nuveen has set its sight on student accommodations. Despite more stringent immigration policy imposed by the government, such as doubled student visa fees and prioritised visa approval processing which led to ...

Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... on the table during his Budget reply speech, in which he campaigned on energy price reductions, a tougher stance on immigration and increased spending for healthcare and education. While Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Budget on Tuesday had little mention of ...

Tariffs not the only inflationary risk: Colchester

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... not so much from global factors. Further, aside from tariffs, Simpson said inflationary risks also revolve around immigration policy and defense spending. The dependency ratio from immigration policy is relatively high for emerging countries as they ...

Australia must focus on 'friend-shoring': UNSW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... this year's federal election. The research found that navigating United States-China trade relations, reassessing immigration and high population growth, and boosting stagnant productivity are among the key economic obstacles facing the country. The ...

US equities face volatility as growth risks mount: Morgan Stanley

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
US equities face a volatile path ahead as policy uncertainty, fiscal constraints, immigration enforcement, the lagged impact of interest rate hikes, and strong dollar combine to pressure earnings forecasts, according to Morgan Stanley. The investment ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... confidence in what Trump is actually going to do. We know the four things he's talking about - tariffs, deregulation, immigration, and tax cuts - but we don't know when he'll do them, in what sequence, or if he'll do them at all. That creates a lot ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... a raft of executive orders and reaffirming his America first policies. The new US President took a harsh stance on immigration, declaring a national emergency at the US Southern border, promising to continue building a wall, designating criminal cartels ...

Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... concerns that Americans have. For example, ineffective government, they're angry about it. They're angry about immigration. There are people with legitimate issues." Dimon believes the current geopolitical environment is the "most complicated ...

Trump 2.0 set to boost small and mid-caps: Canopy Investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... leveraged companies. "It's possible the US government will moderate its policies around taxation, tariffs, and immigration, if inflation picks up again," he added. "Markets have already priced in some of these policy expectations, as evidenced by ...

Super for housing debate heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... unionised parts of the industry." He said the solution to housing affordability is to facilitate more supply and less immigration, with funds "liberated from superannuation" to ensure that Australians get into their own home faster. HomeSuper founder ...
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