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Chief economist update: The UK's new plan... after two plans

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020

... question then becomes how soon is soon enough to end restrictions to prevent a third wave and even more government and central bank money spent.

Chief economist update: COVID-19 returns to Europe with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020

... consumer businesses in particular have been hit by intensifying virus concerns". At its September meeting, the European Central Bank (ECB) forecast Eurozone GDP contracting by 8% in 2020 - better than the 8.7% slump predicted in June. Growth projections ...

Chief economist update: Lowe taking interest rates lower

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020

The numbers may be better than market expectations but they still don't diminish the fact that Australia's labour market remains weak. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's unemployment rate increased to 6.9% in ...

Keep spending and investing: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020

... run small businesses have suffered the negative effects of this recession more so than those in large business. The central bank found that as at mid-September, the number of people on the payrolls of firms with at least 200 employees was down just 1% ...

Chief economist update: Money buys happiness

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020

... the Budget only providing specific support for younger employees." Have jobs, will spend. The government and the central bank can flood the system with money - and business operations can resume - but if consumers aren't confident about employment ...

Chief economist update: Australia's third arrow

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020

... Treasury to be handing out good tidings. October 6 is RBA meeting day, the day financial markets expect the Australian central bank to lower the official cash rate from a record low 0.25% to 0.1%, and its three-year bond target and Term Funding Facility ...

Chief economist update: October rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020

... addressed the Australian Industry Group's (AiG) September 22 virtual conference, predicting that the Australian central bank will cut interest rates when the board next meet on October 6. According to Bill: "In a speech yesterday the deputy governor ...

Chief economist update: RBA negative on negative interest rate policy

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020

... lowered them further. Instead, they have eased monetary policy settings through other means." True that. The European Central Bank (ECB) took deposit rates down to negative back in 2014 and the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) target rate had been below zero ...

Chief economist update: Zero beyond 2023

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020

The US Federal Reserve's new monetary policy framework - lower interest rates for longer or average inflation targeting - (virtually) announced at the August 27 Jackson Hole Symposium is now live. The Fed kept policy settings unchanged at its 15-16 ...

Chief economist update: Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020

... US and in India, among others that are already prompting renewed containment measures. Then again, as the European Central Bank (ECB) staff recently noted, "By virtue of the experience gained on how to deal with the pandemic, these responses are assumed ...

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HESTA returns 9.1% to members

ANDREW MCKEAN

HESTA's default MySuper balanced growth option has returned 9.1% over the last financial year.

Advent International lands in Australia, names MD

KARREN VERGARA

Global private equity firm Advent International has set up shop in Australia, tapping the managing partner of Anchorage Capital to spearhead its growth ambitions.

Channel Capital, Arnott Capital set up strategic partnership

ANDREW MCKEAN

Channel Capital and Arnott Capital have formed a strategic partnership to support business growth and optimise operational efficiencies.

RBA minutes confirm potential August rate hike

ELIZA BAVIN

The RBA board discussed the case to hike and hold the cash rate in June.

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