Economy

Global interest rates should ease

IMF predicts interest rates likely to return toward pre-pandemic levels once inflation is tamed 12 April 2023 | IMF Blog (Jean-Marc Natal and Philip Barrett) Real interest rates have rapidly increased recently as monetary policy has […]

Business

RBA pauses on rates

After ten consecutive cash rate rises, Australia’s Reserve Bank leaves rates on hold at 3.6% 4 April 2023 | Staff Writers (Image: Marcus Reubenstein) The Reserve Bank has kept Australia’s cash rate on hold, in […]

Economy

Australian housing cool off?

Five reasons to expect a cooling in the Australian property market and falling prices in 2023 2 December 2021| Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Mitchell Luo) Fastest home price gains since 1989 Australian home prices have boomed […]

Economy

Consumers still buying China

Liberal/National governments have long preached their faith in free markets, the Morrison government has announced it will meet the challenge of an increasingly assertive China through buying weapons from the United States and Britain, the […]

Economy

China’s growth outlook

Economic indicators in China have slowed, what are the implications for Australia? 26 August 2021| Shane Oliver, AMP Capital  (Image: Marcus Reubenstein) Both China’s economic growth and its sharemarket surged after the first wave of the coronavirus […]

Economy

China’s regulatory crackdown

What are the economic implications for China following the raft of new tighter regulations on a range of industries from tech to private education and overseas listings? 26 August 2021| Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Ryoji Iwata) […]

Economy

Home finance dips

Latest ABS data shows a retreat by first home buyers while residential property investors edge forward 3 August 2021 | Staff Writers Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data released today shows a significant cooling off […]

Economy

Delta dawns

Lockdowns, economic activity down and uncertainty rise with spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant 1 August 2021| Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Marcus Reubenstein) Global share markets fell over the last week, not helped by concerns about […]

Economy

Charting the way ahead

Seven key charts for investors to watch, where are they now? 26 July 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: APAC Digital, Patrick Weissenberger) While shares are at risk of a near term correction on the back […]

Economy

IMF’s casts spotlight on six nations

Each year the International Monetary Fund conducts an ongoing assessment of a small basket of economies and their financial sectors 7 May 2021 | International Monetary Fund Throughout 2020 and into 2021, the global financial system withstood […]