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Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... up-to-date report on the country's labour market delivers extra positive underpinnings. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the economy added 5,600 workers in September. Although sharply lower than market expectations for a 23,000 ...

Part-time work widens super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... retirement will have 37% less in their superannuation balance than men, latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. Women aged between 55 to 64 years old will have an average of $196,000, while men retire with a significantly larger ...

Federal oversight of financial services sector clarified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... to day management of superannuation, competition and consumer policy. He will also oversee the Australian Bureau of Statistics, fintech, and crowd source equity funding, while assisting across the portfolio on matters including taxation legislation and ...

Chief economist update: Look ma, inflation ate my wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
"Wage growth in Australia has grown at an annual rate of 2.1%, continuing to stabilise between 2-2.1% over the past four quarters." That's the positive spin from ABS chief economist Bruce Hockman. Not necessarily negative - wages are still growing ...

Chief economist update: Younger migrants and the elderly keep wages low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
Australians, all, there's now 25 million of us... and counting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the country's population reached 25 million shortly after 11pm AEST on August 7. According to the report, population has ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
Just in time for tomorrow's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monthly board meeting, ME Bank published the results of the 14th survey of its "Household Financial Comfort Report", taken last June. "The ME Household Financial Comfort Report provides ...

Chief economist update: Inflation genie still inside the box

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
The stats are out and they reveal that Australia's inflation genie is still inside the box. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) consumer price index report showed headline inflation accelerated to 2.1% in the year to the June quarter ...

Chief economist update: Australian dollar loss is economy's gain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... reduction would re-ignite the fire of already high household debt levels - the latest stats from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that household debt to disposable income increased to 190.1% in the first quarter of 2018, a new record high ...

Chief economist update: RBA not cruising for a bruising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... negative for both inflation and growth. Wages growth remains stagnant but the latest update from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that property prices are coming off the boil. The eight capital cities weighted average fell by 0.7% in the ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
Australians all, let us rejoice! Our economy is in pole position. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed the economy expanded by 3.1% in the year to the March quarter, accelerating from the 2.4% in the previous ...