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Investing in research generates threefold economic output

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... funding over two decades, from 2002 to 2021. Findings show that NCGP research funding generated substantial economic activity, producing $184.3 billion in higher economic output (GDP) for Australia. This is equivalent to a $33.6 billion increase in present ...

Federal Reserve raises interest rates to a 22-year high

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... strong pace. The unemployment rate remains low, at 3.6%," he said. He further noted that rent indicators suggest economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. While housing activity in the sector has picked up but remained well below prior ...

Major economies buoyed by tight jobs market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... June. This is a similar trend to a number of other economies recently, including the US and in Europe, where economic activity has showed signs of slowing, but this has yet to translate through to a clear loosening in the labour market," HSBC chief economist ...

TelstraSuper MySuper delivers 9.34%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... inflation, combined with high interest rates, would put pressure on households and businesses, and may slow down economic activity," he said. "We're also wary of the geopolitical tensions that we see between Russia and Ukraine, and between the United ...

Ag sector boosts Australia's productivity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... weather conditions of recent years. The newly released Productivity Commission 2023 Bulletin, which assessed economic activity during the 2021-22 financial year, found that the agricultural sector was the biggest contributor to growth and productivity. ...

Government cracks the whip on multinationals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... to strengthen thin capitalisation rules, curb excessive debt deductions, and ensure deductions correlate with economic activity. The Bill incorporates several technical changes proposed by industry to align better with commercial arrangements, including ...

Federal Reserve holds rates steady

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... said it will consider the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments. "In assessing the appropriate stance of monetary policy, the Committee ...

Purpose of pause to gather more data: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... to target faster, noting that monetary policy could be eased quickly if an adverse shock caused inflation and economic activity to slow by more, or more rapidly, than forecast. "Members also noted that most households were in a strong financial position ...

Employment figures no cause for rate hike: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... which would add to inflation and risk further RBA rate hikes," she said. "But we think the suite of monthly economic activity data will continue to show a further deceleration in growth at a time that inflation is slowing quicker than the RBA is forecasting... ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... currently running at 6.8% year on year to February. The board does not want to risk a significant rebound in economic activity off the back of a pause in interest rates, she said. "However, our view is that the data flow will continue to disappoint to ...