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Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... "We have responded with the greatest economic lifeline in Australia's history." Morrison positioned the government's response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic as an issue of "national sovereignty". "The government knows that many Australian ...

Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... on 30 March - so far. So much so that RBA governor Philip Lowe is confident that "The coordinated monetary and fiscal response, together with complementary measures taken by Australia's banks, will soften the expected contraction and help ensure ...

Stimulus is finite: Prime Minister

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
The Australian government has made public the modelling that is informing its COVID-19 response, revealing why the JobKeeper payment works off a six month timeframe. Asked at a press conference how the modelling was helping with the economic response ...

The catalysts for a rebound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
As global markets begin to simmer down, there are three catalysts that can cause a rebound in emerging markets debt, according to Eaton Vance. The investment company said global markets have settled into a more normal, high volatility environment from ...

Super funds face penalties over early release failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... have been significantly impacted by the coronavirus." So many have been impacted by whole industries shutting down in response to COVID-19 that 360,000 registered with the Australian Tax Office to access their super early in just three days. Finance ...

Pandemic response concerns overblown

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
Deloitte Access Economics is urging Australians to leave their concerns about the budgetary impact of Australia's response to COVID-19 at the door. New analysis by Deloitte Access Economics partner Chris Richardson shows Australians needn't be concerned ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... spreading COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is clear; if business leaders are not consistent, empathetic and clear with their response, they should prepare to face the music. Although it is impossible to predict exactly how the next few months will pan out ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... clients only have a landline." There has been no relaxing of the rules as yet, though. Walker wrote to ASIC and, in a response sighted by Financial Standard, the regulator said: "In certain circumstances, there have been allowances made where possible ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... could be higher with $200 billion in deficit, owing to another $101 billion in stimulus payments and weaker revenue in response to falling profits and jobs. He says it will take government more than a decade to bay back its borrowings or it may decide ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... through BetaShares, said he has noticed a change in investor behaviour since the volatility began. "We have seen a mixed response. We've seen people taking cash out and buying the dip, so to speak, and vice versa with people who are basically increasing ...