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Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... Beijing on March 5. Many a time, China's annual economic growth target had been considered too high/ambitious by economists, international institutions and financial markets. This time is different. For this time, the Middle Kingdom's growth ...

US upbeat on stimulus, vaccination

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... by President Joe Biden in February will have a critical role to play. Spence told Financial Standard 's annual Chief Economists Forum via video link that the US economy will be highly dependent on the stimulus to see it through to full vaccinations. ...

Australian recovery has been outstanding: La Trobe Financial

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... up until the end of 2020." Andrews said that leaving behind the concerns of last year, the consensus across market economists in key institutions is for GDP in 2021 to come in as a strong 3% to 4% growth. Despite the positive attitude, Andrews said there ...

Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... already disproven Wilson's comments and young Australians would suffer if his suggestions were to come into effect. "Economists and housing experts agree that allowing people to tap into their super will simply inflate prices and push home ownership ...

Billionaires profit from pandemic: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... balances swell between March and December 2020 in Oxfam's latest report The Inequality Virus. The majority of the 295 economists from around the world canvased in the survey predict the pandemic will fuel income inequality in their respective countries. ...

Land tax favourable over stamp duty: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... annual land tax is a preferable replacement for stamp duty, according to a survey by Finder. Of the 40 experts and economists surveyed by Finder found nine in 10 were in favour of the proposed ditching of stamp duty. In November, the NSW state government ...

RBA measures not solely due to COVID: Treasury

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... not solely a result of the COVID-19 shock, Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy said. Speaking to Australian Business Economists for a post-budget briefing, Kennedy said the neutral or natural interest has been steadily falling globally over the past 40 ...

RBA cuts rate to new historic low

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... of $100 billion of government bonds of maturities of around five to 10 years over the next six months. Despite many economists predicting the move, insights manager at Finder Graham Cooke said the rate cut was far from a certainty. "For the first time ...

The rate that stops the nation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
Prior to the horses hitting the track many economists are betting on a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia's board today to a new historical low of 0.10%. Finder's RBA cash rate survey found 67% of economists believe the central bank will cut ...

Release the Retirement Income Review: Labor

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... said. "The Prime Minister and Treasurer are keen to promote unlikely allies - large charities and a few left-leaning economists - in its ideological campaign to cut superannuation. What they won't tell you is that these groups at the same time are calling ...