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Aussies regret ERS withdrawals: AIST poll

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... failure to introduce paid parental leave. "But the budget also missed some opportunities to create a better future and a stronger, fairer economy. There was no courageous shift in policy to leave no one behind - not the low paid workers who steered us ...

Chief economist update: Frydenberg spends big

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... Japan and Canada by around 5%. Australia, just 2.5%." "The strength in the domestic economic recovery is reflected in a stronger fiscal position, predominantly due to higher-than-expected tax receipts as well as lower-than-expected unemployment benefits." ...

No big losers in FY22 budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... said. "The economy is coming back. Australia is coming back," he said. "And this budget will ensure we come back even stronger, securing Australia's recovery."

Key Treasury initiatives outlined

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... of the Your Future, Your Super reforms. A further $1.6 million will be given to Super Consumers Australia to support stronger outcomes for super fund members. The funding for this initiative will be partially met through an increase in levies on regulated ...

New India fund eyes HNWs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... their first home, breaking away from the tradition of living with parents, he said, noting that this in turn will drive stronger demand for property, another key theme of the fund. "Some of the themes are linked. Because technology will do better and ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is the glue that binds China and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... that China needs Australia for its continued urbanisation and economic growth as much as Canberra need Beijing for a stronger Australian recovery. And oh, a lower underlying budget deficit.

Housing market reaches new heights

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... commercial real estate stock combined." CoreLogic noted the increased value of residential real estate puts homeowners in a stronger equity position as the RBA estimated 1.3% of mortgages to be in a negative equity position at the start of the year. ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... supported by households running down over the next three years around 10% of their additional accumulated savings." How much stronger? The bank now expects GDP growth of 7.25% - the fastest rate since World War II - this year from the February 2021 estimate ...

ANZ profits up 45%, dividends double

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... Australia and New Zealand are emerging from the sharpest contraction in economic activity in a generation quicker and stronger than many believed possible. This is a credit to government intervention and the industry working hard to provide customers ...

Chief economist update: A date with the RBA in July

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... in line with both the OECD and IMF's latest projections - from 3.5% it predicted in its February statement. This stronger economic growth would boost the labour market with the RBA now expecting the jobless rate "to be around 5 per cent at the end ...