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Australian economic growth slows, IMF maintains positive outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... landing by prioritising inflation and financial stability. Key to this will be coordinated policy efforts, addressing productivity declines and an ageing population through structural reforms, and committing to a transition to greener practices. "Tighter ...

Standalone laws key to solving legislative 'porridge': ALRC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... reports, including the final. The reforms are aimed at reducing costs for services providers and consumers, improving productivity, and providing clarity as to compliance requirements and enforcement. The existing legal framework is no longer fit for ...

Mild recession in 2024, higher interest rates: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... which monetary policy is neither expansionary nor contractionary - has increased, driven primarily by demographics, productivity growth, and higher structural fiscal deficits," the report read. "Policy rates are therefore likely to remain at heightened ...

Don't abandon 60/40: J.P Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... growth forecast moves up to 1.6% in response to rapid advances in artificial intelligence which provide a boost to productivity. Meanwhile, our EM forecast slips to 3.5% as China's decades-long expansion continues to slow." Meantime, J.P. Morgan chief ...

Inflation problem is homegrown: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... comprise most of the inputs used in supplying them." This is playing out against a backdrop of rising labour costs, weak productivity growth, and the prices of domestic non-labour costs such as energy, business rents and insurance increasing. Bullock ...

Interest rate hikes are working: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... quickly overseas and has also come down in Australia." Given that Australia has not recorded any meaningful growth in productivity over several years, Bullock worries that this will contribute to rising costs. "We know that unit labour costs as measured ...

Government consults on reforms to merger rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
The government has kicked off its consultation on merger rules and processes to improve competition and productivity while lowering costs to ensure better outcomes for Aussies. According to the government's Merger Reform consultation paper, Australia's ...

Super funds missing out on rich returns from Aussie agriculture

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... farmland has reached its peak, with limited scope for development worldwide, underscoring the need for increased productivity and technological solutions. "There's only one lever the world can pull to feed its population: increased productivity on the ...

Wages growth reaches unsustainable level: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... considered sustainable," she explained. Mousina said that when accounting for factors such as Australia's low productivity growth, the aim is to avoid a substantial surge in unit labour costs and an ongoing cycle where wage growth matches boosted ...

Perpetual loses key executive to First Sentier

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... with her leadership team, Gazal will work with the business to continue to implement efficiency and scale to enhance productivity, to ensure the best outcomes for our valued clients and investors," First Sentier said. She is expected to join in February ...