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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Published articles

Economic update
Economic SnapshotEconomic Update

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

Chief EconomistInterest Rates

RBA cuts interest rates by 25bps to 4.1%:

Business ConditionsChief Economist

Businesses report weaker business conditions in January

Business ConfidenceChief Economist

Business confidence survey reveals a more positive 12-month outlook

Chief EconomistConsumer Sentiment

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

Chief EconomistInterest Rates

RBA board gaining confidence that inflation is moving towards target

Chief EconomistInterest Rates

Interest rates on hold as RBA inflation concerns persist

Chief EconomistCPI

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

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

Media Release - Business Risk Index
Business Risk Index

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

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