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Australia narrowly avoids 0.9% GDP blow: KPMG

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... the next 12 months. The report also found that 36 million workdays could be lost from workers withdrawing from the labour force to self-isolate or care for others. KPMG said the government's fiscal stimulus package, announced on Thursday last week ...

Chief economist update: Strength in jobs downs RBA rate cut expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... portfolios." This, or Donald Trump will increase the tariff on the virus entering America. But I digress. The ABS 'Labour Force, Australia' report shows that total employment increased by a seasonally adjusted 28,900 in December that followed ...

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 ...