global growth

Funds management

Global investors most optimistic in 12 months

Investors are the most optimistic they have been for a year, according to the latest Bank of America fund manager survey, with less than a quarter expecting to see a rece...

Funds management

Challenging times ahead for developing countries

The World Bank predicts a markedly high deceleration of global growth, which it says highlights the need for a global concerted effort to put more emerging countries on a...

Funds management

Investors ready to price in global recession

Investors who anticipated a recovery in global growth only a few weeks ago, are now ready to price in a global recession, according to Janus Henderson Investors....

Funds management

Bushfires to ‘drag’ Aussie economy

Australian shares are likely to return 9% in 2020 but the catastrophic bushfire season could lead to a noticeable negative disruption in economic activity, according to A...

Funds management

Expect global growth recovery in 2020

The global economic growth is expected to edge higher in 2020 while the US/China trade tensions will see a calmer period, according to BlackRock....

Funds management

Global growth enters slowdown

Global economic growth is decelerating, with the Europe and China falling first while the US and Japan stay resilient, according to Natixis Investment Management. ...

Funds management

Global economy “growing but slowing,” PIMCO says

The world’s largest fixed-income manager said it sees global growth slowing but no risk of an imminent recession in its latest six to 12-month outlook on the global econo...

Superannuation

Global share growth benefiting Aussie super balances

Australian super funds are benefiting from big gains in the US and European markets already being reflected in members’ accounts to get the new financial year off to a pr...

Funds management

Fiscal stimulus to grow India

Investors should not be ignoring India as a powerful global economic force, as its demographics were improving and the government was stimulating the economy. ...