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Chief economist update: Fed funds at five point O

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... unemployment rate did tick up to 4% from the 18-year low of 3.8% in May but this was due to the increase in the participation rate to 62.9% from 62.7% - indicating that even more workers are re-joining the labour force optimistic that they'll land ...

Royal Commission to take "labyrinthine" advice legislation to task

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
In its background paper leading up to the financial advice inquiry on April 16, the Royal Commission has called out the "labyrinthine" regulatory regime in which the industry operates. The paper notes the current legislative framework for financial ...

Chief economist update: Caught in the crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... rate ticked up to 5.6% in February from 5.5% in the previous month, this was a result of the increase in the participation rate to 65.7% from 65.6% in January, indicating that discouraged workers are returning to the workforce optimistic of finding employment. ...

Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... rate ticked up to 5.6% in February from 5.5% in the previous month, this was a result of the increase in the participation rate to 65.7% from 65.6% in January, indicating that discouraged workers are returning to the workforce optimistic of finding employment. ...

Chief economist update: The uncertainty that is Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... 205,000 increase. The unemployment rate held steady at a 17-year low of 4.1% in February as the labour force participation rate jumped to 63.0% from 62.7% in January, reflecting increased confidence among jobseekers of finding employment. The Conference ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... since it hit a two-year high of 6.6% in March 2017 quarter. Even better, this comes amid an increase in the participation rate from 60.1% in the September quarter to 62.1% in the final quarter of last year. The Nikkei Asian Review reports that Japan ...

Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... but this is also a positive indication for the labour market in as much as it's due to the increase in the participation rate to 65.7% from 65.5%, suggesting stronger confidence among job-seekers that they'll be successful in finding jobs - one that's ...

Industry association targets super gaps

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
The Federal Government must use its 2018-19 Budget to guarantee the further inclusion of hundreds of thousands of Australians in the superannuation system. This is the key vision of the Australians Institute of Superannuation Trustees, who used their ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... rate remained unchanged at 5.4% in November but this was due to a sharp 0.3 point increase to 65.5% in the participation rate - indicating increased confidence among jobseekers that they'll find employment. The trend estimates tell the same story of ...

'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... unemployment rate dipped to 5.4% in October from 5.5% in the previous month but this is only thanks to the dip in the participation rate to 65.1% from 65.2% over the same period. Worse, the trend in the monthly employment change (which is supposed to ...