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Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... move to the cash rate. "Australia's economic challenges continue to be dominated by supply rather than demand. Poor productivity growth and weak investment are not the result of a cyclical downswing, but instead are the structural consequences of a lack ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... investment," it said. In the instance that "we break out of a 2% growth world and AI delivers a 1.5% boost to growth through productivity gains. We estimate that this would expand economy-wide revenues by $1.1 trillion per year - more than enough to ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
The government released the final reports of the Productivity Commission's five pillars of productivity inquiries - containing 47 recommendations to support productivity growth across five key areas of the economy. "Australia's productivity ...

Change in AI sentiment, credit events could 'derail activity': AustralianSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... economy could lead to supply capacity issues underpinning the need for investment spending, Page said the outlook for productivity will determine how fast economies can expand without reviving inflation. "Strong US productivity growth has been an exception ...

Stonepeak acquires gas distribution network in Queensland

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... south-east Queensland in particular, is experiencing significant economic expansion underpinned by population and productivity growth that is supported by the Allgas network. We look forward to working with Allgas to help effectively capitalise on these ...

Fund managers remain bullish on AI for 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... the top AI companies. "We feel like the hype around AI is justified based on the strong earnings and the potential productivity gains that we see coming from AI in the medium term," Maguchu said. Maguchu noted that State Street sees AI to have a transformative ...

Chalmers flags pension, super spending in Budget update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... our economy and our Budget." Chalmers said new business investment has grown by an annualised average of 3.9% and productivity has grown for four consecutive quarters. "While there's more to do to make our economy more productive and deal with the challenges ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... Vanguard believes Australia's economic growth in 2026 will be challenged by constraints in supply models due to weak productivity growth, which have reduced the economy's potential growth rate. As a result, even a modest rebound in private demand and ...

Chalmers spurs on private sector investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... foundation for what comes next." Chalmers patted himself and the government on the back, saying the focus on rebuilding productivity growth has helped strengthen investment and helped deliver a stronger economy. "We legislated the new environmental laws ...

Record investment into AI forcing largest innovation buildout ever: BlackRock

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... later," the report said. "The buildout is just starting and concentrated in the tech sector, for now, but we see productivity and revenue gains spreading across the economy. "The gap in time between capex needs and eventual revenues means AI builders ...