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Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... to 10.2%. As the BLS explained: "These improvements in the labor market reflected the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it. In July, notable job gains occurred ...

Chief economist update: It's about human life, not human rights

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... revenues for the state of Victoria coupled with increased welfare and health spending and ultimately, weaker economic activity that would surely drag the rest of Australia down. Recent reports are that Victoria's six-week lockdown could wipe $9 billion ...

Chief economist update: A tiny bug takes down the largest economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... recent weeks that the increase in virus cases and the renewed measures to control it are starting to weigh on economic activity." "The path of the economy will depend significantly on the course of the virus."

Tasmania leads the nation: CommSec

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... equipment investment and retail trade, while Victoria ranked first on economic growth and construction works done. Economic activity in Victoria in the March quarter was 26.5% above its decade-average level of output, ahead of Western Australia with ...

Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... lifted a state of emergency about two months ago." The state of emergency was lifted on May 25, and since then economic activity has picked up. This is underscored by the improvement in the au Jibun Bank Japan PMI surveys. The composite index moved closer ...

Government announces $184bn deficit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... said, the easing of health restrictions in line with the health advice is expected to deliver an increase in economic activity from the September quarter. "There are some positive early signs in the recovery with indicators suggesting that the unwinding ...

Aussie equities stage recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... rallied in the June quarter as easing social and lockdown restrictions and reopening of businesses defrosted economic activity in most countries around the world."

Chief economist update: China recovery would have been good for Oz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... usual. Just in time for mid-summer, China's first out. The unfreezing of the economy has lifted indicators of economic activity. Let us count the ways: China's GDP expanded by 3.2% in the year to the June quarter following the previous quarter's ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... how long it will take for it to subside. In particular, if a second wave of COVID-19 occurs on a large scale, economic activity is likely to be constrained significantly again. In addition, households' and firms' behaviour at home and abroad ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
"As the economy reopens, incoming data are beginning to reflect a resumption of economic activity: Many businesses are opening their doors, hiring is picking up, and spending is increasing. Employment moved higher, and consumer spending rebounded strongly ...