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Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... controversial $370 billion pact between the US, Australia, and the UK, or 'AUKUS', is being sold as a boon for the economy and nation-building exercise that will amplify defence capabilities and strengthen regional security. But is it all it's ...

US better positioned to deliver strong returns: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... months? It's all about China. At the end of September China announced some very significant stimulus packages to get the economy out of its slump. The impact on Australian stocks was quite dramatic, particularly the resources sector and mining companies. ...

Ares buys GCP International in $5.5bn deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... Arougheti said: "We have long admired the global real estate experience of GCP and its capabilities in facilitating the economy of the future, which includes investing in and managing industrial, data center and self-storage assets." "As a combined business ...

Market has priced in 'too many' rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... relative to the market at this moment," Boothe said. "We don't see conditions in place for a recession, and believe the economy is in relatively good shape despite the current slowdown. Therefore, we expect the Fed to deliver two more 25 bps rate cuts ...

RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... "Another was if the outlook for aggregate supply proved to be more constrained than currently expected - for instance, if the economy's current supply potential had been overestimated or if future productivity growth turned out to be weaker than assumed." ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... Australia's "productivity deadlock". The PC quarterly productivity bulletin found labour productivity fell 0.8% across the economy in the June quarter, marking a return to the weak productivity growth trend of the five years leading up to the pandemic. ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... further cuts would likely undermine confidence and signal that the Fed lacks the commitment needed to fully stabilise the economy," he said. "The time lag between policy changes and their real-world impact is crucial. We might not see the effects of ...

Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... child. Paying super on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave is a win for parents, a win for gender equality and a win for the economy."

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... commentary from officials align more with a smaller reduction. "The reason to start cutting interest rates is that the economy needs more support, as evidenced by the slowdown in various economic activity indicators," she said. "The biggest indicator ...

RBA lays down the law on interest rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... change, of course, and if economic conditions don't evolve as expected, the board will respond accordingly. But if the economy evolves broadly as anticipated, the board does not expect that it will be in a position to cut rates in the near term." Bullock ...