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Afterpay reveals US plans, economic impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... billion to 38,000 small and medium-sized businesses. Additionally, $510 million of this went to regional businesses and 63,000 jobs were directly and indirectly supported by Afterpay. Most positively, Accenture found the use of Afterpay saved consumers ...

Chief economist update: Bubble, bubble getting out of trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... the Tasman." The Trans-Tasman bubble would put more planes in the air (boats on the sea, if your prefer sailing) and more jobs in the ground. The added employment and personal and business earnings these bring to both Australia and New Zealand would ...

Women participation rate booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... February data of 61.4%. Overall, the unemployment rate declined to 5.6%, down from 5.8% month on month, with around 71,000 jobs created. Of those, 55,400 or 78% were filled by women. Female rates of underemployment have also fallen to the lowest level ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... first half of March, prior to the end of JobKeeper on 28 March. "The April Labour Force release, along with weekly payroll jobs data, will show the state of the labour market after the end of JobKeeper." Perhaps the 'Labour Force, Australia' ...

O'Dwyer joins Barrenjoey

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... member for Higgins. In 2016 she was appointed as minister for revenue and financial services before moving to minister for jobs and industrial relations. O'Dwyer was also previously minister for women and minister for small business. Barrenjoey's general ...

Amundi revamps climate fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... Just Transition fund will ensure that employees that will be involved in industries that need restructuring can find new jobs and that consumer goods are accessible at low prices. In addition, the fund aims to ensure the costs and benefits of the transition ...

Chief economist update: Positive feedback loop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... non-farm payrolls in March. US employment surged by 916,000 during the month following an upwardly revised 468,000 addition in jobs in February. This is the largest addition to employment since August last year and is significantly higher than consensus ...

Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... levels - 3.5% in February 2020 and 4.4% in March 2020 - the Conference Board's survey shows increased optimism over the jobs outlook. "The proportion expecting more jobs in the months ahead increased from 27.4 percent to 36.1 percent, while those ...

Kelly O'Dwyer joins EQT board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... Commission into financial services and banking held its hearings. Less than two years later in September 2018 she was moved to the jobs, industrial relations and women portfolios. She left politics in January 2019, citing personal reasons. Prior to her ...

Chief economist update: Powell said, Yellen said

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... government and cities and towns, and from individuals, communities, and the private sector. More people held on to their jobs, more businesses kept their doors open, and more incomes were saved." Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's testimony was equally ...