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Chief economist update: Dow 30 thousand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... since the September quarter - and the re-imposition of social and business restrictions in a growing number of American states - threaten to re-freeze economic activity. "Be fearful." Boyoboyoboy, we're in trouble now... but only if, America's ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... emergency use authorization by FDA, vaccine will be moving and distributed according to each state's population." "States will decide who gets vaccinated first with priority given to healthcare and frontline workers, and the elderly. FDA's outside ...

Labor, unions, industry funds seethe

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... legislated super guarantee increase the government selectively released overnight seem ill-founded," ISA said. "The review states that super increases are at the expense of wages growth, claiming working life income would be 2% higher if the super rate ...

SG rise no real benefit to women: Review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... career breaks, and more part-time work. Breaking down the suggestions of stakeholders in improving system equity, the review states that increasing the SG would not reduce the super gap as it would benefit men more than women. The higher life expectancy ...

Insurance in super is confusing: Consumers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... information. Most members expected this to be a simple self-service process but found that was not the case, the research states. Another reason respondents felt dissatisfied with their experience was because they had not received information that was ...

SG verdict: Choose your own adventure

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... combined with the Age Pension....Maintaining the SG rate at 9.5% would improve the sustainability of the system," the report states. The Michael Callaghan chaired panel which delivered the report was not tasked with making recommendations. Treasurer ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... cases. This is not lost on Powell, stating: "We've got new new cases at a record level, we've seen a number of states begin to reimpose limited activity restrictions, and people may begin to lose confidence that it's safe to go out."...and ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... deaths, new deaths and total active cases to date. "We've got new new cases at a record level, we've seen a number of states begin to reimpose limited activity restrictions, and people may begin to lose confidence that it's safe to go out," ...

Chief economist update: Oil could slip on fresh lockdowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... bars, restaurants, gyms at 10pm and limited indoor gatherings to 10 people. Reuters reports that California and several states across the Midwest have tightened restrictions on November 10. Given the persistent record increases in rates of infection ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... speech offers hope. "I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but to unify. Who doesn't see red and blue states, but a United States...," he said. Democrats, Republicans and independents. Progressives, moderates and conservatives. Young ...