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Chief economist update: Surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... Australia to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)". Australia's Federal and State governments only declared social distancing, lockdowns and other restrictions towards the end of March. As the ABS rightfully declared, "any impact from ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... who argues the International Monetary Fund's prediction of global growth falling to -3% in 2020 could lead to major social disruption. "The practice of referring to V or W-shaped recoveries has always been puzzling without specification of the angle ...

COVID-19 could end Centrelink stigma

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... will be on these payments for the long term. "I worry about children having to move schools or simply not participating in social activities such as trips because of the family's financial issues. Those are all things that really hurt people much ...

Isolated advisers enter the digital age

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... material change to their business. For others, those who haven't been as quick to embrace new technological solutions, social distancing is forcing them to adapt, lest see their business suffer. Already faced with heightened regulatory and compliance ...

Economic impact worst since WWII: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... figures showing 27.4% of the workforce are now unemployed or underemployed. While the health impacts of the government's social distancing measures are beginning to bear fruit with the rate of new cases having reduced recently, the economy is taking ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... leprosy patients". So Prime Minister Abe can only invoke the Japanese' sense of community spirit and asked to limit social contacts by 70%-80%, for non-essential workers to work from home and companies to reduce shifts for workers who cannot work ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... straight of coronavirus cases below-peak levels. Even with these decreases, the Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo tweeted that social distancing laws wouldn't be easing anytime soon. "This is an enemy we have underestimated since day one," he said. ...

COVID-19 to push life premiums up: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... becoming unmanageable, and a rise in mental health claims." With insurers' ability to manage existing claims hampered by social distancing requirements, the firm also said requirements for existing claimants to prove their ongoing incapacity to work ...

1.5 metres to trigger real estate downfall

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Social distancing will impact all real estate sectors, including local and global REITs, according to global real estate manager Principal Global Investors. It comes a day after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a rent relief package for commercial ...

Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... good, and this is good legislation." It was a sparse House of Representatives that met for the first time in 16 days as social distancing was observed by MPs, leaving 1.5 metres space between each of them on the benches. Albanese is adamant that Parliament ...