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GDP edges higher, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... largely driven by a 1.8% rise in public investments. Meanwhile, private investments rose 0.3% in the December quarter. Household spending rose 0.4% in the December quarter, up from a flat result in the September quarter. The household savings ratio rose ...

Team Super finalises leadership

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... it is embarking on a new chapter of growth, enhanced services and a stronger future for members. Garrido joins from Household Capital, where he was the chief marketing officer. Incidentally, Household Capital is a specialist retirement funding provider ...

Deflation continues, albeit slowly

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.5% in the 12 months to January 2025, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Annual CPI inflation at 2.5% in January was the same as it was in December 2024," ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... Overall, Redican said his outlook for Australia isn't particularly exciting, pointing to the "terrible picture" of real household disposable income over the past decade. "It [disposable income] used to go up, and for the last decade, it's gone nowhere," ...

Almost half of HESTA members retire involuntarily

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... reforms. Blakey said the expansion of intra-fund advice to include Transition to Retirement, Retirement Income Stream, household view, age pension, and implementation would help provide more Australians access to the benefits of financial advice and ...

CPI nears RBA's target range, but rate cut remains in doubt: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the December quarter and 2.4% annually, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed. The most significant price rises in the quarter were recreation and culture (+1.5%), and alcohol and tobacco ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... trends, and responses to market events, across different wealth levels, ranging from mass affluent - investors with a household income of at least $150,000 to $300,000 or personal income of $100,000 to $150,000 - to HNW investors with portfolios over ...

Unemployment edges up despite jobs added

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
Australia's labour market has remained strong in the December 2024 read, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4% in December. "With employment rising by 56,000 ...

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina has listed the top five things the AMP econosights team is hoping to see in 2025. Firstly, Mousina said that while higher trade tariffs are unavoidable given the incoming US President, she hopes the US will stop ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... take longer to conquer. "We expect a modest sequential improvement in economic momentum, underpinned by rising real household incomes as inflation levels slowly subside, a rebounding housing market, expectations of rate cuts, and structural drivers of ...