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Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... "Inflation is proving difficult to bring down at the same time the economy is losing momentum," he said. "That may not mean recession, but it does mean investors should be careful about assuming the next phase will be easy. We think the terminal rate ...

US and Aussie shares 'incredibly divergent': UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... at close to 29%, well above analysts' expectations. "You really only see that sort of growth rebounding out of a recession when there's been depressed earnings," Colosimo said. "But to see earnings growth so strong off what's an already high ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... private credit probably doesn't pose systemic risks, in the "grand scheme of things". "We have not had a credit recession in a long time, and it seems that some people assume it will never happen," he says. He notes if anything ever goes wrong, one ...

APRA sharpens oversight, flags tech and geopolitical risks

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... system remained resilient and well positioned to withstand "severe but plausible" shocks. This includes a deep global recession, higher funding costs and major operational disruptions. However, APRA warned heightened uncertainty globally required stronger ...

Perpetual to wind up fixed income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... volatility across energy, rates, equities and credit markets as inflation was re-priced, as was central bank paths and recession risks," the fund said. However, income return was a major contributor to performance over the month, offsetting the impact ...

RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... this year. "By contrast, my view is that if the RBA did deliver two further rate hikes this year, we're likely facing a recession. Will that be needed? We can only hope not." Bassanese said he is expecting the three hikes already delivered this year ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... confidence numbers come out recently," Quin says. As to whether the supply shock turns into a global demand shock and recession, that may depend on whether or not oil restrictions are necessary and introduced in different economies. This is unlikely ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... Australia's economy will take a hit at the fallout of the Middle East conflict, but the good news is it will avoid a recession, J.P. Morgan Asset Management predicts. The asset manager downgraded Australia's annualised growth rate from 2% tipped at the ...

Inflation skyrockets in March, RBA hike almost certain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... containing inflation without placing excessive strain on an already stretched consumer and tipping the economy into recession," he said.

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... game, and it should be expected that some credit providers will do a far worse job than others. We have not had a credit recession in a long time, and it seems that some people assume it will never happen," he said. In his annual letter to investors ...
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