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Economic round-up: Manufacturing out run by fitness

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
The Government has been accused, in a report by the House of Representatives economic committee, of misguidedly prioritising agriculture and manufacturing over the services industry in its global trade negotiations. However, pushing manufacturing exports ...

Economic round-up: The great interest rate debate

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
Will they go up or won't they? In a speech in Brisbane last week, RBA Governor Glenn Stevens was careful but upbeat on the state of the economy, however the interest rate debate has continued unabated. To many, Steven's remarks were interpreted as "rates ...

Economic round up: GDP vs. gross domestic happiness

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
There's just no pleasing some people. Consumer optimism has fallen despite another drop in unemployment and our continuing material and economic prosperity, showing that happiness is clearly not rising with our material success. According to a recent ...

Economic round-up: Business up, sentiment down

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
Despite continued buoyancy in business activity, consumer sentiment took a tumble in June as Australia's optimism towards future family finances and the economy begins to wane. The May NAB Business survey showed a continuation of elevated business activity ...

Economic round-up: Greenspan versus the poet

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
While China's Premier Wen Jiabao relies on the economic advice of a poet, America's former Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, protests he has less influence than he's given credit for with his economic observations. Trying to turn down the heat ...

Economic round-up: Kiwis at war with inflation

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
New Zealand takes the award for the highest interest rates in the developed world, as the RBNZ jacked-up the official cash rate to a mammoth 8 per cent, sending a jolt through their export sector and financial markets. Better late than never, the Reserve ...

Economic round-up: dust off the bear suit

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
Since 2003 we've been enjoying a period of astonishingly unswerving and powerful market returns, however there is more and more talk among market analysts that it could be time to get that bear suit dry-cleaned ready for another wear. Accrording to ...

Economic round-up - Baby take a bow

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello must be preparing for curtain calls on his economic management performance as solid household consumption and a rush of business investment have driven Australia's economic expansion rate to its strongest levels in three ...

Economic round-up: RBA thumbs-up

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
There were no real surprises this morning with the Reserve Bank of Australia giving the Australian economy the thumbs-up and deciding to leave interest rates at 6.25 per cent for the sixth time. Also released today were the ABS's March quarter National ...

Economic round-up: Wage wars

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
In Western Australia some small businesses have had to close because they cannot compete in the wage wars with mining companies who are offering premium pay packets to workers. There is increasing pressure on the hospitality, retail and manufacturing ...