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Millions jobless within weeks: Grattan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
New Grattan Institute analysis estimates up to 3.4 million Australians could soon be out of work. The think-tank's latest analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic predicts that between 14 and 26% of Australian workers could be out of a job within ...

COVID-19 could end Centrelink stigma

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... shutdowns is yet to be clear in Australian Bureau of Statistics numbers, but estimates suggest one million people could be jobless. Managing director of Health and Finance Integrated and founder of ClaimRight William Johns is deeply familiar with Centrelink. ...

Super fund temporarily cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
A superannuation fund designed for women has halved the fees of new and existing members who find themselves jobless as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an effort to protect the super savings of its members, FairVine Super has launched the FairGo ...

The bulls are back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... in a market rife with volatility. The Dow experienced its strongest three days in nine decades after record weekly US jobless claims came in below worst fears and the focus stayed on the US$2 trillion stimulus awaiting approval by the US House of Representatives ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... still "dwarf every other week in history... back to 1967". Below is the updated chart from Factset: In as much as initial jobless claims provide a leading indicator of the unemployment rate, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard's ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 eating into jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
Wall Street and most other equity markets welcomed reports that the White House and the US Senate have finally reached a deal to unleash a stimulus package worth around US$2 trillion. "Highlights include: $250B in direct payments to Americans; $367B ...

China vaccinates against corona

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... cope with the coronavirus, while firms in Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, won't have to pay pensions, jobless and work-injury insurance until June." "Before the end of June, firms can apply for delaying their payments to the state-run ...

Chief economist update: The greatest challenge of our time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
Inflation is dead! Bond markets celebrate! News headlines have picked up on the fall and fall in the yield offered by 10-year US Treasuries. The yield closed at 2.24% overnight, down from 2.26% the day before - the lowest since September 2017. But the ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
"It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma..." Sir Winston Leonard Churchill may be describing Russia's intentions and interests when he made this now famous quote back in 1939 (before he became UK Prime Minister 1940-1945) but Churchill's ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... Low in March US Manufacturing Growth Holds Steady at Near 2-Year Low US Retail Sales Post Biggest Gain in 1-1/2 Years US Jobless Claims Drop to Fresh Low since 1969 US March Budget Gap Smaller than Expected What immediately came to my balding head was... ...