INFLATION

Financial planning

Inflation has risen to 5.1% in the March quarter with the focus on the RBA to raise rates sooner than expected....

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Funds management

BlackRock has updated its three 2022 investment themes to account for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine....

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Funds management

Following a turbulent start to 2022, Fidelity has outlined the three themes it expects to influence markets over the coming few months....

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Funds management

The likelihood of an oil shock and rate hikes triggering a global recession has increased and is now “reasonably large”, according to Robeco....

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Financial planning

Unemployment is forecast to reach 3.75% in the September quarter of 2022, the lowest since 1974, with the Government signalling rising wages as the ticket out of inflatio...

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Funds management

Central banks are on a path to normalisation with the cash rate expected to be at 3.4% in two to three years, according to BMIS....

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Funds management

About three quarters of Australian institutional investors intend to implement portfolio changes to mitigate against inflation in the next 12 months, compared with 61% of...

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Funds management

Morgan Stanley believes Australia is well placed to outperform most developed markets and is forecasting Australia’s gross domestic product to grow 4.5% this calendar yea...

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Funds management

Six months after closing its Australian equity overweight, T. Rowe Price remains neutral on the asset class as it believes earnings forecasts remain elevated....

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Funds management

The geopolitical tensions has set Australian resources companies to benefit from elevated commodity prices and higher prices will equate to stronger company earnings....

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Funds management

Given the high starting rates, the impact of the Russian/Ukraine war on inflation is being underestimated, according to MFS, and it may be wise for investors to avoid ‘bu...

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Funds management

The “big picture context” of low fixed income yields and persistent global equities performance can be viewed through three themes, including living with inflation, cutti...

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Funds management

Diversified income portfolios offer an alternative to traditional term deposits, and complement listed shares and property trusts during periods of low interest rates and...

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Funds management

While certain areas of emerging markets have brightening prospects, the threat of problems and regulatory uncertainty in China meant it is still worth being wary of the m...

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Funds management

The 2021 ‘Evergreen Consultants Long Term Expected Returns Framework’ report expects inflation to reset moderately higher at 2.25% over the medium to longer term while Au...

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