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Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... correct in printing that: "One continuing source of uncertainty is the outlook for household consumption. Growth in household income remains low, debt levels are high and some asset prices have declined." "Growth in household income low." While wages ...

Financial advice as charitable giving

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
... cap of $1500 per couple per year for ongoing advice. To be eligible for financial advice, clients must have a household income of less than $100,000 a year and have total assets of less than $387,500 - the lowest threshold for the Age Pension. "If that's ...

Financial literacy in females continues to lag

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... be most favourable for the full-time employed and least favourable for the unemployed)," the report said. The household income and labour dynamics in Australia Survey (HILDA) is funded by the Department of Social Services, with research undertaken by ...

Chief economist update: Steady at 24 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... bit above 3% in 2018 and 2019...One continuing source of uncertainty is the outlook for household consumption. Household income has been growing slowly and debt levels are high. "The outlook for the labour market remains positive. Strong growth in employment ...

Average superannuation balances double, female savings lag

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
When it comes to retirement savings the disparity between men and women is still large, latest research shows. Roy Morgan research shows that despite a doubling of the average superannuation balances of intending retirees, females still lag well behind ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to an RBA cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... bit above 3% in 2018 and 2019...One continuing source of uncertainty is the outlook for household consumption. Household income has been growing slowly and debt levels are high." "Employment has grown strongly over the past year, although growth has ...

Chief economist update: Stuck in the very slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... stance. Reading between the lines of Debelle's speech, the RBA won't raise interest rates until wages and household income grow faster than they have in recent times. "How much longer is wages growth going to remain at its current low rates?" ...

Chief economist update: Inflation remains in the slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... RBA's outlook that while it expects wages to lift, "it is likely to be only gradual" - that doesn't bode well for household income and, by extension, consumer confidence and spending. Worse, persistent low wages growth could lead to stagnant/lower inflation ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of retail sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... stronger export growth." But..."One continuing source of uncertainty is the outlook for household consumption" as "household income has been growing slowly and debt levels are high." Last we looked, household income growth remains sluggish - the wage ...

Royal Commission could lead to credit crunch: UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... Credit Reporting (CCR) - two potential scenarios could emerge. The first, the report explained, is that assessed household income is reduced and the household expenditure measure (HEM) increases over time. As a result of this, "the banks move towards ...