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COVID 'masked' issues at core of productivity problem: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a "productivity bubble", in which measured labour productivity rose to a record high between January 2020 and March 2022 before returning to pre-pandemic levels in June 2023, the Productivity Commission (PC) has revealed. ...

Small construction firms drag productivity: CEDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... and deepening housing crisis have been made worse by the small businesses that dominate the sector, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) says. While several factors have contributed to the construction productivity problem, including ...

Commodities 'crucial' for portfolio resilience: QIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... Particularly during inflationary regimes, commodity futures have "historically outperformed" and saw great returns in line with economic expansions. However, it is important to distinguish commodity futures from other commodity exposures. "While commodity ...

Australian firms may face 'intense competition': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... positive". "The Chinese economy was seen as picking up in early 2025; China felt it had a strong hand in responding to the economic impact of tariffs; and Australian companies in China saw opportunities amidst the risks," Hauser said. However, Hauser ...

Stake 'breaks barriers' with inaugural fixed income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... and cash and private credit. It aims to provide the target return monthly; the investment decisions are based on macro-economic, and company or sector specific views, to capture yield and exploit various inefficiencies across global fixed income and ...

Why emotions, cash derail good investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
... choices," Ward told the recent J.P. Morgan Asset Management Media Summit in London. Ward, who used to chair the council of economic advisers for the UK government, pointed to the acute tension between economics and politics that is rippling across the ...

J.P. MAM slashes recession probability to 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has slashed the probability of a recession eventuating in 2025 in half to 30% amid relief from the latest tariff announcements, but it warns risks remain elevated. Last week, US President Donald Trump substantially lowered ...

Productivity Commission identifies priority reform areas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
The Productivity Commission (PC) has identified 15 priority reform areas for further exploration under the five productivity inquiries commissioned by the government. The five productivity inquiries were around creating a dynamic and resilient economy ...

Tariffs were never the answer: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... doled out - and then largely wound back or paused by - the Trump administration are unlikely to help the US realise its economic priorities, an industry conference has heard. Opening the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association's (SIAA) 2025 ...

RBA cut expected, but then what?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... to hint at more cuts. "US trade policy has been erratic. And this has led to significant uncertainty around the global economic outlook," Aird said. "The RBA will have the opportunity to opine on the global trade situation next week. Indeed, we expect ...