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Economists react to latest RBA rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... inflation, the slowing in demand and employment growth, signs that wages growth has peaked and particularly weak consumer spending. RBA governor Michele Bullock also indicated that the RBA wasn't too concerned about the additional large wage rises ...

BT signposts key issues for advisers in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... property into SMSFs will be top of mind for advisers and their clients, with high inflation rates and reduced consumer spending in some sectors are biting into the revenues of small businesses - prompting business owners to ease cash flow for their business ...

Inflation still too sticky: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... moving along the same trajectory of seeing some slowdown, and housing markets stresses are starting to show up. Consumer spending is also softening out." Goh said at an asset class level, underweighting equities and being a bit more conservative on equity ...

Australia vulnerable to further shocks: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... remain a key risk for business profitability and debt servicing. Businesses that are exposed to discretionary consumer spending or that cannot reduce costs quickly when revenues fall will likely face significant declines in profits. Pressures on profits ...

RBA holds cash rate at 4.1%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... the labour market." The decision was no surprise to most economists who predicted the hold following a drop in consumer spending and the ease of inflation. Speaking to Financial Standard, independent economist Nicki Hutley affirmed she is 99% certain ...

Federal Reserve raises interest rates to a 22-year high

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... determining the extent of additional policy firming that may be appropriate. According to Powell, growth in consumer spending appeared to have slowed from earlier in the year but the labour market remained very tight. "Over the past three months, job ...

Recession risk is receding: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... aren't through the woods yet," Natixis IM head of global market strategy Mabrouk Chetouane said. "Strong consumer spending, inflated cost of services, and geopolitical tensions may keep inflation lingering for longer which will result in higher rates ...

Australian inflation downturn on the horizon: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... inflation problems. Also, the fact that consumers still have too much excess savings, is leading to excessive consumer spending, suggesting that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) probably needs to hike rates again," Mousina said. Australia's labour ...

AustralianSuper posts solid return for FY23

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... "Investment market returns have been better than we expected and economic growth has proved relatively resilient with consumer spending holding up well over the year," Delaney said. "We have also responded to a variety of significant investment challenges ...

Financial markets brace for gloomy first half

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... historically," another analyst said. The most hard-pressed businesses over the next year will be those dependent on consumer spending. "Many companies may have partially insulated themselves from the immediate effects of rising US and European interest ...
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