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Inflation slows, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... budget measures indicate that fiscal and monetary policy continues to be at odds, with a number of measures, including the tax cuts, student debt cuts, and the spending on Medicare and PBS to a lesser extent, likely to be mildly inflationary" Chesler ...

Budget deficit to balloon to $42.1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... measures as it prepared to announce the federal election. These include cost-of-living relief, cutting student debt, tax cuts and more investment into infrastructure and healthcare. In his speech to parliament Chalmers said the Australian economy was ...

New tax cuts for every Australian 'a complete joke': UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... the 2025-26 Federal Budget by declaring that cost-of-living pressures are "front and centre," unveiling two surprise tax cuts for all Australian taxpayers. From 1 July 2026, the 16% tax rate, which applies to taxable income between $18,201 and $45,000 ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... Trump is actually going to do. We know the four things he's talking about - tariffs, deregulation, immigration, and tax cuts - but we don't know when he'll do them, in what sequence, or if he'll do them at all. That creates a lot of uncertainty," ...

CPI nears RBA's target range, but rate cut remains in doubt: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... Australian economy will accelerate in 2025 from the lacklustre growth performance of 2024," Cunneen said. "While income tax cuts last year and the solid jobs market are positives, the reality is that Australian consumers are reluctant to spend given ...

Cbus hits $100bn in member assets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... impact the economy and markets. "While many of President Trump's policy priorities are well known, such as tariffs, tax cuts, deregulation and reduced migration, there remains much uncertainty around the extent to which these policies will be enacted. ...

Trump's response to global conflict adds uncertainty to private markets: IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... considered equally important, particularly as the world assesses the impact of the incoming administration's corporate tax cuts and trade policy - such as tariffs on China. "Investors will need to consider the growth and inflationary implications of ...

Super balances drive household wealth growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... growth in gross disposable income, driven by an increase in income received by households and the introduction of stage 3 tax cuts, outpaced household spending. The ABS said this resulted in notable growth in transferable deposit balances particularly ...

RBA to meet for final 2024 rate decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... target range of 2-3%. To combat higher mortgage rates, data from illion found Australians have been using the Stage 3 tax cuts to reduce debts without increasing their discretionary spending - suggesting inflation could remain "sustainably" within the ...

2025 economic outlook 'threatening': AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... in the second half helped by rate cuts. "Australian growth is likely to edge up to 1.8% helped by rising real wages, tax cuts & rate cuts and this should see profit growth return," Oliver said. "Fourthly, if recession does occur it's likely to be mild ...