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Fitch downgrades US credit rating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... government deficit to rise to 6.3% of GDP in 2023, from 3.7% in 2022. The ratings agency said this reflected cyclically weaker federal revenues, new spending initiatives and a higher interest burden. It doesn't foresee any substantive fiscal consolidation ...

Federal Reserve raises interest rates to a 22-year high

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, taking rates to a 22-year high. Overnight, the Fed announced rates would rise to a range of 5.25% to 5.5% to continue its fight against inflation. Fed chair Jerome ...

Growth, quality stocks to outperform: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... rotation back to value. "That's not our base case," Taw admits, saying it's due to the belief that the US Federal Reserve is engineering a recession. "We are relatively more defensive in terms of our asset allocation, strong balance sheets, cash ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... Reserve Bank continues to surprise on the upside." He explained a big factor will be the minimum wage case and said if the federal government increases 6% or 7%, as requested by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), it could trigger more hikes. ...

VanEck launches US bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... past 12 months short-term treasury bond yields have jumped following a series of interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. "Short-term treasury bond yields should continue to rise while inflation persists," Neiron said. "As TBIL comes to market short-term ...

Federal Reserve increases rates 25bp

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
The US Federal Reserve has increased its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, the smallest move since March last year. The quarter-point increase shifted rates to 4.75% from 4.5%. In making the announcement the Fed signaled more rate rises could ...

US inflation hits one-year low

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... right track." GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller said last night's US core CPI result is vindication in the Federal Reserve's aggressive approach to contain inflation. "And adjustments going forward - meaning lower and limited policy increments ...

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... in financial markets is never easy, and no one has a crystal ball. We used to be in an environment where the US Federal Reserve was incredibly supportive of risk assets, she notes. "The Fed had inflation under control and was seeking to stimulate the ...

Federal Reserve delivers 0.75bp rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
The US Federal Reserve raised its policy interest rate by 0.75 basis points to 2.5% and indicated further increases will likely be appropriate. Explaining the decision, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said: "From the standpoint of our congressional ...

Rate rises more likely after unemployment plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... tilted to an even larger 75 basis point move, especially if Q2 CPI also surprises to the upside again and the Federal Reserve ends up hiking 100 basis points," UBS said. That being said, RBA governor Phillip Lowe has argued that a 75-basis point move ...
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