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Productivity growth is 'going from bad to worse': PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... nation settled into after the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are now 0.1% below where we were in March 2023, when the 'productivity bubble' we saw during the pandemic burst," he said. "A productive economy needs reliable and affordable energy. There has been ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... and be that contrarian in the room that's going in the opposite direction." That burning building could be a market bubble and bust, a global pandemic or a geopolitical crisis. In recent months, the market is catching fire from supply chain disruptions. ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... disruption Before late February and the initiation of 'Operation Epic Fury', the market's biggest worry was the AI bubble bursting and the impact that might have in the Software-as-a-Service sector with the likes of Oracle, Xero and Atlassian ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... over US$4 trillion. The scale of spending and the surge in valuations have raised concerns about the formation of a tech bubble as investors worry expectations may be running ahead of reality. This is also not the first time markets have priced a technological ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Brought to you by La Trobe Financial. Despite a constantly shifting political landscape, US private credit is still an attractive option for investors looking to break into the sector, according to La Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris Paton. ...

Geoeconomic conflicts, extreme weather threaten global stability: WEF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Geoeconomic confrontation is the "most severe risk" that will herald a new phase of volatility over the next two years, while climate change will be the biggest threat over the long term, a report from the World Economic Forum finds. Released ahead ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... turning the economy inside out. "The micro is becoming macro," the report reads, and investors are worried about an AI bubble. Dominated by a handful of companies with significant spending capacity, 2026 is primed to witness the shift to a capital-intensive ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... from the macro level at the top-down perspective, you see all these problems still exist: the deflation, the (property) bubble burst, the low consumption is still there," Liu said. "But from the bottom-up perspective, you can look for a lot of very exciting ...

Change in AI sentiment, credit events could 'derail activity': AustralianSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... members," Page said. On the question AI, AustralianSuper head of investment strategy John Normand doesn't see it as a bubble for now, as technology returns remain strong and valuations are not extreme by the standard of 1990s bubble. "Tech companies ...

Fund managers remain bullish on AI for 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
Experts believe the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) is not a bubble and remain constructive on the sector going into 2026. Munro Partners portfolio manager Kieran Moore said the Melbourne-based investment management firm sees AI as a five to ...
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