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Economists divided: RBA's moment of truth looms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... economic Diana Mousina noted that RBA governor Phillip Lowe has highlighted the importance of key data points, including labour force data, consumer surveys, retail sales, and monthly consumer price data, in determining the central banks next move. While ...

Australian CPI falls to 6.8%, adds to halt hopes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... Previous data released that have also helped shape the RBA decision are the March NAB Monthly Business Survey, February labour force data and February retail trade data. Miller said the first two key pieces of data unmistakably move the policy rate calculus ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Angrisano says. "The competitive edge a four-day week offers employers is the ability to attract top talent in a competitive labour market." Angrisano also believes the four-day work week will provide women with the opportunity to increase their salaries ...

First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... Super has appointed IFM Investors to manage a new indexed international equities strategy with a focus on governance and labour rights. The new strategy is designed to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of global (ex-Australia) publicly listed ...

US interest rates may go higher than expected: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... Affairs Committee following the submittal of the semiannual monetary policy report to Congress. The report stated the US labour market remains extremely tight and to bring inflation down it will likely require a period of "below-trend growth and some ...

We are closer to a pause: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... mortgages," he said. "... We think we can navigate this narrow path and bring inflation down and keep many of the gains in the labour market. But if you don't get inflation down, we will be in all sorts of trouble. So that's a difficult message ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... female earnings while raising workforce participation by women from the current 73% to 85% (on par with Sweden, the highest labour force participation rate in the world) could boost GDP by as much as $186 billion per year, based on PwC estimates. "Businesses ...

Poor financial literacy worsens underinsurance problem

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... concepts: earning, spending, saving, borrowing, and protecting, MetLife said. Pointing to statistics from Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA), more than 8.5 million people or 45% of Australians could be classified as financially ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... towards part-time work among older workers; and changing social attitudes towards older workers. An overall increase in labour force participation among women in recent years due to various policy measures was also cited, as was generally strong labour ...

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... Employment decreased by 11,000 people, and the number of unemployed increased by 22,000 people. On the result, ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said: "January is the most seasonal time of the year in the Australian labour market, with people ...