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Financial services to be a greater part of "economic narrative"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... According to the RBA, this is partly what explains the fact that employment growth in 2015 was above average, even though GDP growth was not," he said. "If we want to be forward-looking and plan for the future sources of our growth, it's clear that the ...

More negatives

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... bank promised that "It will cut the interest rate further into negative territory if judged as necessary". The latest GDP growth numbers - along with the recent strengthening in the Japanese yen - suggest it's now necessary (or at least, very, very close ...

Rice Warner puts its case for budget changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... their retirement years. As superannuation funds collectively deliver long-term returns in excess of wage growth and GDP growth, it is economically sensible to pre-fund retirement benefits wherever possible," Rice Warner's submission said.

More help wanted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... sectors, such as household services, may help to explain the strength in employment growth over 2015 despite below-average GDP growth. The low growth of wages also appears to be consistent with more employment growth than there would have been otherwise. ...

Aussie economy rebalancing okay

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... given the much greater concentration of apartments which take much longer to build, we are going to see housing support GDP growth in this country all the way through until early 2017. That will support employment, that will support manufacturing, that ...

Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... employment growth picked up and the unemployment rate declined in the second half of the year, even though measured GDP growth was below average. The pace of lending to businesses also picked up. "Inflation continues to be quite low (note "quite low" ...

Investors can expect "reasonable" year despite gloom

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... burden with TDs that can be overlooked," he said. On the local economy Stammer forecasted a "reasonable" outlook with GDP growth of 2.75% for the year and core inflation at 2%. Much of the economic growth looks set to come from infrastructure spending ...

Not so durable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... inventories climbed by 0.5% (unwanted inventory build-up). The latest update had prompted revisions in US fourth quarter real GDP growth - scheduled for release tomorrow - from an annualised rate of 0.8% (consensus expectations). JPMorgan Chase & Co ...

Lesson in expectations management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... hiring also indicates that companies are optimistic about prospects for the year ahead and suggests that the pace of GDP growth could lift higher in coming months." The simple answer is that the ECB disastrously disappointed market expectations. it promised ...

Be alert to recession amid growth headwinds: PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... the global financial crisis and mining boom-to-bust, Australia has had only three isolated quarters of negative real GDP growth over a quarter of a century; a situation PIMCO described as "a miracle". "Aggregate employment is growing," Bowe continued. ...