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Chief economist update: Money plus confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... consider expanding capacity through hiring or investing. There had been renewed coronavirus (and its variant) outbreaks in Australia since these surveys were conducted but state governments' prompt responses - and the population's adherence to ...

NSW economic performance slips: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... lowest rank for the state in eight years. The survey ranks each state and territory using eight key indicators, including economic growth, retail spending, equipment investment, unemployment, construction work done, population growth, housing finance ...

Chief economist update: Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... 8.0% unemployment rate the RBA forecast for end-year 2020 and lower than the Treasury's already lowered Mid-Year Economic and Financial Outlook (MYEFO) prediction for the jobless rate to "peak at 7.5% in the March quarter 2021". These wonderful set ...

Chief economist update: Confidence unlocks Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... that's taking a toll on their health system, Australia now has virtually zero cases and with that, the resumption of economic activity. Not surprisingly both consumer and business confidence continued to go on the up and up. The Westpac-Melbourne ...

Super lifting retirees' financial wellbeing: HILDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... to $240,060 in 2018 from $121,638 in 2002. "It is therefore clear that, based on average income and wealth levels, the economic wellbeing of retirees has increased in both absolute terms and relative to the broader community," HILDA found. Participants ...

Aussies lost money due to lack of advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... with fewer cases, deaths and restrictions on businesses than elsewhere. More Australians expect national and regional economic growth than their counterparts in the other APAC markets surveyed, also making the hit to Australian portfolios curious. The ...

Land tax favourable over stamp duty: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
An 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 ...

Chief economist update: Australian capex in COVID-19's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure" quarterly survey, for not only does it provide an indication of domestic firms' optimism towards future growth, it, itself, is a driving ...

Advice for all could add $630bn to economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... would do wonders for Aussies' hip pockets and, consequently, the economy. CPA Australia and CoreData modelled the macro-economic impact of making professional advice - accounting, taxation, financial, superannuation, business, and mortgage broking advice ...

Chief economist update: Australian wages slow but still grow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... September quarter 2020," ABS head of price statistics Andrew Tomadini said. "Organisations continued to adjust to the economic uncertainty, recording fewer end of financial year wage reviews and delaying enterprise bargaining agreement increases. This ...