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Chief economist update: More jobs dull rate cut bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... expectations for another RBA interest rate reduction come February 2020, and based on seasonally adjusted figures, the 'Labour Force, Australia' report brings good tidings. Total employment increased by 39,900 in November, more than reversing ...

Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... sentiment (along with retail sales - released on November 4). November 13: Wage Price Index November 14: Australian Labour Force Report Weakening employment growth has already been flagged by successive readings on the ANZ job ads survey, with the lead ...

New Zealand retirement system under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
New Zealand's retirement income system is under review, determined to measure the impact of shifting labour forces and declining home ownership. Submissions are open for the Commission for Financial Capability's (CFFC) three-yearly review of ...

Wealth jobs in demand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
The wealth management labour force is set to continue expanding in the second half of the year according to recruitment firm Hays. Releasing its 2019/20 Salary Guide into Australia's job market, Hays said 47% of wealth management employers surveyed ...

Chief economist update: Another rate cut on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
What do we want! More rate cuts! The depreciation in the A$/US$ exchange rate to as low as US$0.6902 immediately after the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) - from US$0.6949 a day earlier - released its 'Labour Force' report for May ...

Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... Tuesday of June intensified after the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) publication of 'Catalogue 6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, April 2019'. Australia's employment report has become a focal point for the RBA and the financial ...

Ageing population poses budget threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... Commonwealth budget." As Australia's largest generational cohort retires, the workforce will shrink. This slowing of labour force growth will reduce national income and tax revenue substantially. The $16 billion projected increase in spending represents ...

Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... the total increase in Commonwealth receipts. Receipts growing so rapidly thanks to recovering commodities markets, labour force expansion and companies exhausting most of their GFC tax losses, has enabled Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his coalition ...

Chief economist update: RBA repeats history

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... meaning that respondents expect Australia's unemployment rate to increase. Wait, there's more. The latest labour force report showed that total employment grew by a mere 4600 workers over the month of February. This is much less than market expectations ...

Chief economist update: Nerves of steel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... revised forecast (from no change this year) came just after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its "Labour Force, Australia" report that showed: Total employment grew by a greater-than-expected 39,100 in the month of January that followed ...