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Land tax, not stamp duty: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... taxed sectors of the Australian economy, both in absolute and relative terms." "Economic analysis shows that economic activity in Australia can be lifted by shifting the composition of taxes from high economic cost state taxes to lower cost Australia-wide ...

Chief economist update: The post-pandemic problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... different, and restriction impositions declared earlier or delayed by several days, but the outcome is the same - economic activity has ground to an almost (except for essential services) complete stop, sending the global economy in recession. The IMF ...

Chief economist update: The All Ords' ups, downs and ups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... everywhere - except Sweden - to impose social isolation and business lockdown measures, effectively freezing economic activity, resulting in almost equivalent sell-offs in the Australian equity market and in developed and emerging markets. The All Ordinaries ...

Industry super pours $19.5bn into Australian recovery

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... investors, but we've got much more planned that will not only grow our members' balances but generate jobs and economic activity across Australia," he said. The investment pipeline will create more than 200,000 jobs, with projects in commercial construction ...

Chief economist update: Extraordinarily uncertain outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... of extraordinary uncertainty. "As the economy reopens, incoming data are beginning to reflect a resumption of economic activity: Many businesses are opening their doors, hiring is picking up, and spending is increasing. Employment moved higher, and consumer ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... remain closed. So far so good. The positive spin is that these green shoots could provide positive momentum in economic activity going forward. Then again, the increasing risk of a second wave - in Beijing, in Victoria and even New Zealand - could force ...

Profound uncertainty remains: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... stages of the second phase as countries begin to ease containment policies and gradually permit the resumption of economic activity. "But there remains profound uncertainty about the path of the recovery," Gopinath said. "A key challenge in escaping ...

We cannot prevent the blow: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... mountain to climb." Morrison said, compared with the mid-year update, it is expected that over $100 billion of economic activity has been lost this year. He said that it will take around two years just to get back to the level we were at pre COVID-19. ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 takes second crack at China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... central command and the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) policy largesse - enabled a rebound in domestic economic activity. So much so, that had it not been for the "second wave", latest releases out of China would have provided further confirmation ...

Government urged to extend stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... second wave of infections could derail our economy. In its latest economic outlook report pointed out that while economic activity collapsed in the second quarter of 2020 due to lockdown, the confinement was less strict than other nations thanks to the ...