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Cost of living eroding super: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... McCrea said. During the quarter, the price of domestic holiday travel and accommodation increased by 6.3% thanks to some borders reopening. Retirees also began to eat out more frequently. The price of takeaway meals rose 1.1%. As for the overall price ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... correlation between the US$/Â¥ exchange rate and the Nikkei. The disruption of supply chains and closure of international borders brought on by the pandemic, compounded by the more expensive yen, should put downward pressure on economic growth, corporate ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... pre-COVID levels. "Other price rises in the December quarter were domestic holiday travel (+6.3%), with state and territory borders re-opening in the lead up to the Christmas period, and medical and hospital services (+2.5%), after private health premiums ...

Chief economist update: An extra mile for a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... reports this week that Morgan Stanley has shifted some $120 billion of assets to Germany in post-Brexit move." "Ports and borders are also heavily exposed with delays for lorries crossing the English Channel, which would face new border checks and potentially ...

ERS costs big super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... $2.26 billion. Qantas Superannuation Plan, which took a large initial hit as airlines were forced to stay grounded as borders closed, has paid over $121 million. Since the scheme opened in April payments made to eligible members have taken an average ...

Chief economist update: It's looking up for the land down under

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... Australia - its success over containing the second wave and the consequent relaxation of restrictions and re-opening of state borders; the surprise jump in employment in October, punctuated by significant increases in both full-time and part-time jobs ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... Package and $74 billion under the JobMaker Plan".... and the state of Victoria was still in lockdown and some inter-state borders were closed. It could only get better from here because: Since then, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has provided more ...

IOOF unfazed by poor MLC result

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... households and businesses provided in the federal budget, combined with an expected more complete reopening of domestic state borders, provide a bridge to economic recovery as support is reduced." McEwan said a strong balance sheet remains critical to ...

Climate change greater threat than COVID: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... create a new growth economy in Australia that is resilient to risks are available today. Our climate does not care about borders, politics, or ideologies, so the ultimate solution to mitigating global warming risk still has to be coordinated global a ...

Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... the budget is based on a set of assumptions, such as the majority of Australians being vaccinated against COVID-19 and borders being reopened. "There is a great deal of uncertainty, these are predictions... and have been made in a once in a century global ...