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| | | ... the next generation will never be able to afford to buy their home. "Current economic conditions combined with low wage growth and the high cost of living is making it extremely difficult for first home buyers, and Australians in general, to remain positive ... |
| | | | ... rise gradually and be between two and 3% over much of the forecast period based on the assumption that, among others, wage growth is expected to pick up gradually over the next few years." So far...no pick up. But hey, wages growth might not be accelerating ... |
| | | | ... 2017' report already touched on the dangers of this for the Australian economy: "Ongoing expectations for low real wage growth remain a key downside risk for household spending. The recent sharp increase in the relative price of utilities poses a further ... |
| | | | ... tally next week). As the RBA recently noted, "as wages are the largest component of business costs, the outlook for wage growth is particularly important for the inflation outlook." Without a significant lift in wages to push inflation higher, there ... |
| | | | ... sluggish. Average weekly earnings excluding bonuses grew by 2.0% in the year to May. This translates to negative real wage growth whatever measure of CPI inflation is used. The consequence of this negative real wage growth has been documented in the ... |
| | | | ... household savings ratio has fallen from 5.1% to 4.7% - the lowest since the September 2008 quarter. Persistent sluggish wage growth suggests very little improvement (if at all) in household income and savings. |
| | | | ... extended period of inflation below target," he said. However, Lowe is optimistic: "The more likely case here is that wage growth picks up gradually as the demand for labour strengthens." But as I explained yesterday, lowered inflation expectations and ... |
| | | | ... the March quarter. Recall the RBA's words: "As wages are the largest component of business costs, the outlook for wage growth is particularly important for the inflation outlook." But the outlook for inflation is also important for wage growth (and pensions) ... |
| | | | ... sluggish. Average weekly earnings excluding bonuses grew by 2% in the year to May. This translates to negative real wage growth whatever measure of CPI inflation is used. The consequence of this negative real wage growth has been documented in the 'IHS ... |
| | | | ... noted that the strength of recent labour market data had removed some of the downside risk in the Bank's forecast of wage growth." In its May 'Statement on Monetary Policy', the RBA said "Wage growth is expected to remain at around its current rate over ... |
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