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Financial stability risks escalate: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... Debt-servicing challenges will become more difficult still if household incomes are affected by worse-than-expected labour market outcomes." While corporate indebtedness in Australia remains low, many businesses face rising cost pressures, higher interest ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... be too aggressive like the US and other central banks to lead the economy to some form of recession, despite the labour market still being quite tight." University of Sydney professor of macroeconomics James Morley said: "I think the RBA will continue ...

RBA anticipated to lift the cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... contrarian view by forecasting a 25 basis point hike." "The RBA is aware that this is a double-edged sword. A tight labour market, strong retail sales, higher energy prices and continued supply shocks generally are all reasons to behave hawkishly; however ...

Calls for greater efforts to close gender pay, super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... moving to a new job and they may have greater bargaining power over what they are paid, particularly in today's tight labour market." However, Grant surmised that many women may not know about the existence of the wages gap as salaries are confidential ...

Strong wage growth lags inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... sector has a large proportion of jobs paid under multi-year enterprise agreements which tend to be less reactive to labour market conditions. Sharing her outlook, ASPL Group chief executive Kris Grant said with the tight labour market, pressure on salaries ...

US inflation drops to 8.5%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... reflecting external and, more significantly, domestic price pressures. As suggested by the latest employment report, the labour market has remained extremely tight, which has supported wage growth. "While the Fed will draw some comfort from todays' inflation ...

RBA lifts cash rate to 1.85%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... factors either. The central bank notes Australia has widespread upward pressures on prices from strong demand, a tight labour market and capacity constraints in some sectors of the economy. Nevertheless, inflation is forecast to peak later this year ...

Federal Reserve delivers 0.75bp rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... congressional mandate to promote maximum employment and price stability, the current picture is plain to see: The labour market is extremely tight, and inflation is much too high." Aside from continuing the process of significantly reducing the size ...

Rate rises more likely after unemployment plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... employment and lower numbers of employed people becoming unemployed. "Together these flows reflect an increasingly tight labour market, with high demand for engaging and retaining workers, as well as ongoing labour shortages," Jarvis said. VanEck head ...

Australian corporate debt dwindles: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
Janus Henderson analysis found that Australian corporate debt has fallen 21.5% over 12 months because of booming cash flows from local miners. Sharp rebounds in profits among Australian companies along with debt repayments have pushed Australia's corporate ...