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RBA weighs controversial pre-election rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... years. HSBC noted that either of these two moves would mean the next few weeks of local media reports and commentary on the economy would be dominated by interest rate news. As such, the other option the RBA has at its disposal is to keep the cash rate ...

CPI sees greatest jump since 2000

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... affordable housing is a goal that is shared by both the Coalition and the Opposition. It impacts on the functioning of the economy as well as the wellbeing of individuals and the cohesiveness of communities and society."

Labor MP savages government's superannuation record

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... ideas". Jones said he recognised the enormous opportunity of working with superannuation and investors to rebuild the economy. He also relayed a message given to him this morning by opposition leader Anthony Albanese, which was of stability and security ...

Australian economy outperforms: Austrade

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... contained the virus throughout most of 2020 and 2021... The Australian government's cautious approach has benefited the economy," it said. "International trade remained strong in most sectors, partly thanks to high commodity prices. Australia's international ...

RBA eyes an early rate hike

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... December 2022. We could see official rates by the year's end reach 2%." Such a move could have a sobering impact on the economy and homebuyers. On the looming hikes, Rate City research director Sally Tindal said: "These hikes are not minor tweaks by ...

J.P. Morgan's net income falls 42%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... Dimon was pleased with a "healthy" $30 billion of revenue which came in above forecasts and remained optimistic on the economy, at least for the short term. Dimon said: "Consumer and business balance sheets as well as consumer spending remain at healthy ...

Key investor trends unveiled in latest IFM report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... assets that working people rely on every day," IFM global head of infrastructure Kyle Mangini said. "Decarbonisation of the economy is presenting significant opportunities in transitioning infrastructure assets over the long-term, while digitalisation ...

Aussie government debt to double: Janus Henderson

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... international peers - 47%. In pursuit of its zero-COVID policy, the government has borrowed very significantly to support the economy, amounting to additional debt worth over a fifth (22%) of its GDP," the report reads. "This puts Australia at the top ...

Tax, welfare reform on election agenda

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... in life they deserve. Increasing social security improves health, wellbeing and social outcomes, and also benefits the economy - so it's an all-round win-win." The most recent increase to JobSeeker was $13 a fortnight, which the research found would ...

Recession-style policy but no recession: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... these contracts." Coming out of the pandemic, Wood said, the government is bigger - it has increased as a share of the economy. Government spending peaked during the pandemic, as measures like JobKeeper and other stimulus payments were needed, but it ...