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Strong wage growth lags inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and employment minister Tony Burke said they are pleased to see strong wages growth but noted it's still well short of inflation. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the Wage Price Index rose 2.6% in the year to June ...

US inflation drops to 8.5%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... in coming months, reflecting external and, more significantly, domestic price pressures. As suggested by the latest employment report, the labour market has remained extremely tight, which has supported wage growth. "While the Fed will draw some comfort ...

Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... economic outlook." Business conditions also remained well above average, with trading conditions, profitability and employment all higher on a month-to-month basis. NAB noted that strength in conditions remained broad-based across states and industries ...

Office properties here to stay: AMP Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... for office investments remains positive. Flexible and remote work arrangements have irrevocably changed the nature of employment and consequently the demand for office space. However, Davitt said there are several factors that mitigate drops in demand. ...

Financial abuse linked to violence: CBA, UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... "These behaviours can have ongoing and long-term consequences for victim-survivors, including to their housing and employment security," Breckenridge said. "Abusers often continue to generate economic costs in the victim's name, even after the relationship ...

Federal Reserve delivers 0.75bp rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... decision, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said: "From the standpoint of our congressional mandate to promote maximum employment and price stability, the current picture is plain to see: The labour market is extremely tight, and inflation is much ...

ANZ to purchase Suncorp Bank for $4.9bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... a separate business for at least three years. For team members, it is business as usual with no planned changes to employment conditions and the acquisition will not result in any net job losses in Queensland for Suncorp Bank for at least three years ...

Rate rises more likely after unemployment plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said the large fall in unemployment this month reflected more people than usual entering employment and lower numbers of employed people becoming unemployed. "Together these flows reflect an increasingly tight labour market ...

Hostplus links returns to active approach

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
Hostplus has advocated for the employment of active management strategies to navigate difficult global markets. On the back of announcing it had delivered a positive 1.57% return for its members in its Balanced (MySuper) option for the financial year ...

Inflation a greater danger than recession: Powell

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... Australia's remarkable resilience. "We were the first advanced economy to get back to previous levels of output and employment. The share of the population with a job in Australia is at a record high by a large margin and the current rate of saving out ...