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Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
Talk about perfect timing. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) disappointing update on the state of employment in America couldn't have come at a more opportune time - the time when fresh president of the US, Joe Biden, is bidding the Congress ...

Wage subsidy needed for new entrants: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... Financial Advisers has called on the government to provide a wage subsidy to financial advice practices to encourage employment of new entrants needing to complete their professional year. In its pre-Budget submission, the AFA has recommended the government ...

Chief economist update: RBA extends QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... Australia's success in controlling the COVID-19 outbreak and its variant and in strengthening domestic economic growth and employment. Likewise, with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ruled out the possibility of extending the government's JobKeeper ...

Billionaires profit from pandemic: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... chief executive Lyn Morgain said as hundreds of thousands of people were losing their jobs and entering an unstable employment market, a small group of elite Australians saw their incomes recover very quickly. She described the reduction of JobSeeker ...

Chief economist update: Taper talks are premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... range until labor market conditions have reached levels consistent with the Committee's assessments of maximum employment and inflation has risen to 2% and is on track to moderately exceed 2% for some time." "In addition, the Federal Reserve will ...

Investors going in blind: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... more income, particularly for those on reduced salaries or JobKeeper, while 24% of West Australians don't have other employment than investment income. Nearly one third of investors in NSW are investing to supplement income while 20% want to use their ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... baseline, boosting confidence among firms and households. This would generate stronger consumption, investment, and employment recoveries, with firms hiring and expanding capacity in anticipation of rising demand," the report reads. "On the downside ...

Waste key to economic recovery: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... to shape a circular economy strategy for Australia to address fundamental environmental issues and foster regional employment. "Our traditional 'take-make-dispose' consumption pattern is hitting two walls: ever-more-expensive primary materials ...

Chief economist update: Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... us sing, Advance Australia Fair." The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) reported that 50,000 workers found employment in December - in line with market expectations. Though the monthly addition in jobs has slowed from 180,000 in October and ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone at risk of double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... travel restrictions on activity. New orders declined for the fifth straight month in December, along with exports and employment. This was partly offset by the stronger manufacturing PMI - up from 53.8 in November to 55.2 in the following month - the ...