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Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... of high quality, private equity owned companies operating in one of the largest and most resilient segments of the US economy," Paton says. "Our core thesis here hasn't changed. We see US Middle Market companies - typically those generating between ...

Bullish on AI? Don't buy US tech: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... United States." Vanguard predicts that, on the back of AI, capital investment and a potential productivity surge, the US economy could eventually grow by 3%. It said solid growth and still-sticky inflation will leave the Federal Reserve with limited ...

US economy 'really taking off': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
UniSuper head of fixed income David Colosimo said the US economy may be performing better than was expected despite ongoing inflation and geopolitical concerns. "If you look at the market-wide numbers, both Australia and the US were up between 1-2% ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... product. A report last week by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said it could soon exceed the entire US economy in size and that if it were to continue to grow, the US "could ultimately experience a financial crisis, an inflation crisis ...

Australia evades tariff shocks, CPI to surge in 2026: UN

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... Joseph Capurso said there could be more growth in the US than the UN is predicting. "We are more optimistic about the US economy in 2026 because of tech spending," he said. "We forecast US economic growth to pick up to 2.4% in 2026 compared to the UN's ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... warns sentiment could shift rapidly. "If you think about what is going on in the world in terms of geopolitics and the US economy, there is a lot of volatility at the moment," she says. "As an investor, you would be mindful to think, is this a sector ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... portfolio consisting of fixed income and globally diversified equities." He is also observing a 60% chance that the US economy will achieve 3% real growth in the coming years, depending on growth across the AI sector. Locally, Vanguard believes Australia's ...

Super funds raise stakes in US investments to US$1.44tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
Superannuation funds are tipped to pour US$1.44 trillion into the US economy in 10 years' time - a whopping 44% jump from what the sector originally predicted. Embedded in the landmark critical minerals agreement forged between Prime Minister Anthony ...

Australian economy 'at a crossroads': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... comprehensive US-China deal still remains elusive despite most US trading partners now having settled reciprocal rates. The US economy is absorbing tariffs with little impact on consumer inflation to date, but employment in import-heavy sectors has weakened. ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... a reasonably benign picture," says Grotzinger, a senior fixed income manager with Neuberger Berman in Chicago. "The US economy is not crashing, and we may even see some rebounding and growth in the fourth quarter." The bond market sell-off that followed ...
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