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Ivan Colhoun

Chief Economist
Ivan Colhoun
ABOUT
Ivan joined CreditorWatch as Chief Economist in October 2024. He is a highly experienced chief economist and keynote speaker on the economy and financial markets. Most recently, Ivan was Chief Economist, Corporate & Institutional Banking for National Australia Bank, but has also been Chief Economist for Qantas and Chief Economist (Australia) for ANZ and Deutsche Bank. Ivan has also consulted to SEEK, IATA and Virgin Australia. Ivan holds a Bachelor of Economics with Honours from the University of Tasmania and commenced his career at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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Chief EconomistInterest Rates

RBA holds cash rate at 3.60% as inflation rises again

Nov 04, 2025
Chief EconomistInterest Rates

Key points: RBA holds cash rate at 3.60%, citing a slowdown in the inflation rate

Sep 30, 2025
Media Release - Business Risk Index
Business ConfidenceBusiness Risk Index

B2B invoice defaults jump in July; CreditorWatch data shows shifting insolvency landscape

Aug 26, 2025
Chief EconomistInterest Rates

RBA cuts cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.60%

Aug 12, 2025
Media Release - Business Risk Index
Business Risk IndexCredit Risk

Insolvencies plateau at elevated levels but sector stress persists: B2B payment defaults at 12-month low

Jul 23, 2025
Chief EconomistInterest Rates

RBA leaves cash rate unchanged at 3.85% as it waits for more inflation data

Jul 08, 2025
Business InsightsEconomic Snapshot

RBA to cut interest rates by 0.25% in July; Insolvencies continue to plateau at elevated levels

Jun 30, 2025
Labour Force Commentary
Business InsightsEconomic Snapshot

Unemployment remains unchanged, and low, at 4.1% in May

Jun 19, 2025
Economic update
Business InsightsEconomic Snapshot

May 2025 Economic Update: Trade truce, but for how long? Navigating a bumpier path to recovery

May 29, 2025
Chief EconomistInterest Rates

RBA cuts cash rate to 3.85% at May meeting

May 20, 2025
Chief EconomistInterest Rates

RBA holds cash rate at 4.1% at April meeting

Apr 01, 2025
Economic update
Economic SnapshotEconomic Update

Challenging conditions to continue, with the ‘Trump factor’ the big unknown

Mar 27, 2025
Chief EconomistInterest Rates

RBA cuts interest rates by 25bps to 4.1%:

Feb 18, 2025
Business ConditionsChief Economist

Businesses report weaker business conditions in January

Feb 11, 2025
Business ConfidenceChief Economist

Business confidence survey reveals a more positive 12-month outlook

Feb 06, 2025
Chief EconomistConsumer Sentiment

Flat retail sales flat in December give RBA something to think about

Feb 03, 2025
Chief EconomistInterest Rates

RBA board gaining confidence that inflation is moving towards target

Dec 10, 2024
Chief EconomistInterest Rates

Interest rates on hold as RBA inflation concerns persist

Nov 05, 2024
Chief EconomistCPI

Inflation drops to 3.5 year low but slow progress on return to target

Oct 30, 2024
Industry Performance Report
Chief EconomistIndustry Performance

CreditorWatch rates 16.2% of hospitality businesses as high risk or above; Forecast closure rate of 8.9% over next 12 months for the sector

Oct 28, 2024
Media Release - Business Risk Index
Business Risk Index

Overdue B2B payments at highest rate since March 2021; Construction and hospitality sectors top payment defaults

Oct 16, 2024
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