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| | South Australia leads in economic performance across all Australian states and territories, according to the CommSec State of the States quarterly report. CommSec said South Australia was "the most consistent performer," securing the top spot in half ... |
| | | Australia's budget balance as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) was second among G20 nations last year, improving from 14th in 2021, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Australia's budget balance was -0.9% of GDP in 2023, surpassing ... |
| | | The average household wealth of Australia's richest 10% increased by 84% in the past 20 years, while that of the lowest 60% increased significantly less. A new report from ACOSS and UNSW Sydney's Poverty and Inequality Partnership - titled Inequality ... |
| | | US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has changed his tune over the possibility of upcoming interest rate cuts, which means it could be an even longer wait here in Australia. Powell said recent US inflation data had not given policymakers enough confidence ... |
| | | Income inequality is too high and continues to balloon in 60% of low- and middle-income countries studied by Oxfam International, tipping the Gini coefficient well above acceptable levels. Oxfam found that income inequality is rampant among 64 out of ... |
| | | Job flexibility and a tight labour market are keeping more Australians at work, research from KPMG finds, giving rise to a delay in their retirement. The analysis found that men are retiring at 66.2 years old, from 63.3 years old two decades ago, while ... |
| | | Rising interest rates and weak disposable income growth have caused housing affordability to drop to its lowest point in decades, according to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) senior economists. The economists pointed out that Australian Bureau ... |
| | | It's been all eyes on the US Federal Reserve as investors patiently await interest rate cuts, with the US central bank indicating they should arrive this year. Now US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has confirmed the bank is targeting a rate cut ... |
| | | The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has recommended the passage of the Superannuation (Objective) Bill 2023, marking its likely enactment. The Committee urged Parliament to prioritise passing the bill in a report released last week because of ... |
| | | ... author, has died aged 90. Kahneman was an Israeli American psychologist whose research into human behaviour upended economics. Kahneman's research demonstrated humans would often abandon logic and leap to conclusions depending on recent events, leading ... |
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