Considering the current direction of Central Bank policy and the prospect of future rate hikes still well and truly on the table, will there be any relief for mortgage holders over the next two months?

Join State Chief Investment Officer Allison Hill and Chief Economist Dr Matthew Peter for this week’s Take Ten

The RBA is up on the wire juggling wage growth, productivity, profit pressures and unit labour costs. Without a safety net, will one wrong step plummet Australia into a wage/price spiral and a thud onto the pavement of recession?

Join State Chief Investment Officer Allison Hill and Chief Economist Dr Matthew Peter for this week's Take Ten now on SoundCloud and Spotify.

Quarterly wage data has come in under expectations; the labour market is softening, as is consumer spending. Higher interest rates are certainly doing their job, so can we expect another hike or hold next week?

QIC State Chief Investment Officer Allison Hill and Chief Economist Dr Matthew Peter break down the data weighing on the RBA in this week's Take Ten, available now on SoundCloud and Spotify.

Congress may be closing in on a solution to the US debt ceiling, but even in a best-case scenario, where will the cuts fall? What impacts are likely for institutional investors to consider?

State Chief Investment Officer Allison Hill and Chief Economist Dr Matthew Peter have all the answers in this week's Take Ten, available now on Spotify and SoundCloud.

While certainly not the US's first ride around a debt ceiling crisis, does the latest political argy bargy pose the threat of financial Armageddon? State Chief Investment Officer Allison Hill and Chief Economist Dr Matthew Peter have all the latest insights, plus a look at whether Australia has passed the peak of wages pressure. Listen now on Spotify and SoundCloud.

Chief Economist Dr Matthew Peter has crunched the numbers, so how does he rate the Federal Budget? What does macro modelling tell us about potential inflationary pressures? Plus - State Chief Investment Officer Allison Hill has the latest on US CPI print and whether the Fed rate is on its way back down. Tune in to Take Ten - now available on SoundClound and Spotify.

Let State Chief Investment Officer Allison Hill and Chief Economist Matthew Peter take you for a trip around the world with the latest decisions and fallout from the RBA, Fed, ECB and Norges Bank. Plus - why we haven't seen the last of the US regional bank crisis.

It's Central Bank Week on Take Ten, and it's available now on Spotify and SoundCloud.

TAKE TEN: QIC Chief Economist Dr Matthew Peter explains why the latest inflation comes as cold comfort and if another rate rise is on the cards, while State Chief Investment Officer Allison Hill breaks down the business end of the US S&P 500 earnings season – including a slight miss from Tesla.

In a compelling Part 2 of our Future of Retail QPod Series, Head of Asset Creation & Investment Management Martin Dowl and Investment General Manager Miranda Wilson take an on-the-ground look at the performance of the retail sector. Using examples from QIC’s retail portfolio, they discuss why active management and mixed-use strategies are, in their view, key to building a resilient asset.

Listen today on Soundcloud or Spotify, or find our Future of Retail paper on QIC’s website.

Less meetings, more transparency and a second board... will the RBA review really point Australia's central bank in the right direction?

State Chief Investment Officer Allison Hill and Chief Economist Dr Matthew Peter wade through some of the 51 recommendations accepted by Treasurer Jim Chalmers this week. Plus - is the market still pricing for rate cuts this year? Take Ten out now on SoundCloud and Spotify.