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Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... increased with 53% highlighting their concerns in the 2026 Global Insurance Survey. This rose from 45% expecting a US recession within three years in 2025. An economic slowdown and geopolitical tensions surpassed major concerns from last year's survey ...

No US recession priced in yet: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
UniSuper head of fixed interest David Colosimo said while US President Donald Trump's tariffs have caused a great deal of uncertainty, a recession in the US may not be on the cards - yet. "I think in the immediate aftermath of the tariff announcement ...

Trump backflips on tariffs but risks remain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... 30%. "That still represents a significant hit to US inflation and economic activity sufficient to likely cause a US recession in their own right - unless Trump quickly backs down further," he said. "What's more, even the pause in tariffs leaves the ...

Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... it started in a fairly rocky manner, and we're trying to look through that noise. We still don't think that a US recession is probable. It's certainly possible, but not probable. That's why we're neutral equities at the moment." He adds that while ...

Tariff impact on super 'profoundly worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... said. "Why is this translating into a market meltdown? It's because we've all upgraded our probability of not just a US recession, but maybe even a global recession. After all, tariffs are bad for global trade, definitely bad for the US consumer. This ...

Investors brace as US unleashes tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... cent tariff, on top of the existing tariff. As a result, Zenith Investment Partners has upped its probability of a US recession. "Our own estimated probability of US recession has risen from 20% to an upwardly revised 35%, a level that cannot be ignored," ...

BlackRock rebalance sparks record-high ETF trades on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... given a "relatively weaker domestic earnings outlook and stretched valuations." Underpinning this are concerns of a US recession set in motion by President Donald Trump's aggressive trade tactics that soured the bullish sentiments immediately triggered ...

Zenith increases defensive investment as recession risk looms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... investment changes. Hennessey said the weaker-than-expected July jobs report in the US raised concerns of a potential US recession but said those concerns shouldn't be overblown just yet. "The US economy is slowing and we should expect weaker data going ...

What Yarra Capital is buying in the dip

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
Global markets were rocked at the start of this week over fears of a potential US recession after a higher-than-expected jump in US unemployment figures. But Yarra Capital head of macro and strategy Tim Toohey said while the risk of a recession in the ...

Chalmers 'confident but not complacent' on economic prospects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... Treasurer Jim Chalmers has spoken out on the likelihood of Australia falling victim to the impacts of a potential US recession. This comes after global markets sustained a major sell-off, with the ASX losing $102 billion on Monday, after US data revealed ...
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