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Economic growth has 'moderated': CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
Western Australia has once again claimed the top spot in the latest CommSec State of the States report, leading the nation's economic performance rankings for a fourth consecutive quarter. South Australia also began 2025 with a bang, climbing from fourth ...

Bullock reaffirms RBA's 'gradual easing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has reaffirmed the central bank's policy of gradually easing interest rates, as economists continue to price in a cut next month. Speaking at the Anika Foundation Fundraising Lunch, Bullock said ...

AI, corporate tax, skilled workers key to productivity: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
The Productivity Commission says the nation should adopt a "growth mindset" by embracing artificial intelligence (AI), boosting human capital and rejigging corporate taxes to boost static productivity levels. The report, Growth mindset: how to boost ...

AustralianSuper taps NYC pension deputy CIO

MATT TOLEDO  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
... was later named head of private equity in 2021, and deputy CIO and head of PE in 2022. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Rutgers University. AustralianSuper provides superannuation, or retirement benefits, for 3.56 million members. As first ...

CBA head of Australian economics steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird has stepped down from the role. Aird was with CBA for 13 years, joining the bank in November 2012 as a senior economist before taking on the head of Australian economics role in April ...

Unemployment data throws 'curveball' at RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
The unemployment rate rose from 4.1% to 4.3% in June, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler said the surprise uptick in unemployment means the next rate ...

How will Trump's tariffs impact the RBA?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
After the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised economists by leaving interest rates on hold in July, GSFM investment specialist Stephen Miller expects the central bank will have some of its concerns addressed as US President Donald Trump's tariffs ...

Chalmers unveils reforms to enhance RBA transparency

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has released an updated Statement on the Conduct of Monetary Policy (SCMP) and the first Statement of Expectations for the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) governance board. Chalmers said the RBA Monetary Policy Board formally ...

RBA delivers 'confounding' rates decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... at the November policy meeting following the September quarter CPI report," he said. However, head of Deloitte Access Economics Pradeep Philip questioned the RBA's decision to hold. "We are now in a world where geopolitics is driving economics. In ...

Trade war could have positive impact on Aussie GDP: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
New modelling from the Productivity Commission (PC) in its annual Trade and Assistance Review (TAR) shows that proposed US trade policy measures will have a marginal direct impact on the Australian economy, but the risks and uncertainty they bring may ...