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Unemployment data throws 'curveball' at RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... labour market strength. On that score, the rise in the unemployment rate to 4.3% is disappointing and may suggest the economy is finally losing the ability to find jobs for a labour force still growing strongly at a rate of around 30,000 per month," ...

RBA delivers 'confounding' rates decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... Michael Malakellis said the central bank's caution was understandable. "There is still significant uncertainty in the economy and that is holding back household expenditure and businesses investment. This sentiment won't change overnight, and ...

HESTA returns 10.18% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... reductions are expected over the year ahead, including here in Australia, which should provide additional support to the economy and households." HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the financial results were great news for the fund's members. ...

Improved economy not a guarantee of business success

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
While Australia's chief financial officers are confident the economy has passed its low point, this doesn't necessarily stretch to their own business performance over the next 12 months. Deloitte's biannual CFO Sentiment report gathers responses from ...

MLC AM delivers real returns for members in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... businesses in the listed equity space and saw corporate balance sheets are in good health and earnings are robust and the economy remained resilient. From our process point of view, we still want to keep our equities at least at neutral," he said. MLC ...

Resilient job market reduces rate cut probability: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... expects to see a few. While the market has dialled down chances of a July rate cut from 81% to 76%, AMP still believes the economy needs a boost from easier monetary policy and predicts there will be a cut in July, followed by more in August, November ...

Chalmers champions productivity, urges tax reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... the largest quarterly drop in productivity in nearly half a century. Treasury identified four contributing factors: the economy lacks dynamism and innovation; private investment hasn't lifted enough to deepen Australia's capital base; skills aren't abundant ...

Government to convene a productivity roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... Industry (ACCI) welcomed the announcement of a Productivity Summit, noting that productivity is critical to boosting the economy. ACCI chief executive Andrew McKellar said productivity has been struggling for far too long and welcomed the comments by ...

Global stock markets rally, but Trump's next post could flip the script

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
Global stock markets roared back in May, staging a spectacular turnaround from the extreme volatility and negative returns that rattled most developed equity markets in April. But uncertainty still looms large. UniSuper head of fixed interest David ...

UK treasury provides guidance on local pension consolidation

MATT TOLEDO  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... shows that this size allows pension funds to invest in big infrastructure projects and private businesses, boosting the economy while potentially driving higher returns for savers," Treasury stated in announcing the report. The Canadian pension and Australian ...