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ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... the downside amid the ongoing trade war, several factors are keeping Eurozone growth resilient, including a solid labour market, robust balance sheets, and easing financial conditions. "A pull-forward of activity ahead of the US tariffs has also buoyed ...

Minimum wage to rise 3.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... the last four years..." "We are satisfied that the level of wage increase we have determined is sustainable. The labour market remains strong overall, with continuing employment growth, low unemployment and historically high rates of participation in ...

COVID 'masked' issues at core of productivity problem: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... 2020 and March 2022, labour productivity continued to rise due to genuine improvements in output per worker. The labour market gradually recovered as lockdowns wound down and output returned faster than employment grew. In the "productivity loss phase" ...

Work from home saves employees $5308

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... to add an extra day of work, using the time gained to get more work done, cost-of-living pressures and the strong labour market," Brooks said. Brooks said the participation rate has picked up particularly for mothers and carers who can work from home ...

Inflation figures point to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... likely outcome, we don't believe it is strictly necessary based on current macro conditions, including the tight labour market, resilient retail sales and rebound in house prices," Chesler said. "We would like to see a longer run of the trimmed mean ...

RBA opens door to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... opportune time to revisit the monetary policy setting with the benefit of additional data about inflation, wages, the labour market and trends in economic activity, along with a fresh set of economic forecasts and further information about the likely ...

NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... adhere to the new rules despite existing burdens already in place. "At a time when SMEs are already battling a tight labour market and rising operational costs, these changes will only add more pressure to their cash flow. Many businesses will need to ...

Inflation slows, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... (currently at 4.1%), which limits further progress in battling inflation due to the sticky services inflation. The robust labour market has also limited the wiggle room to absorb any inflation shocks that could arise from the ongoing global tariffs dispute ...

RBA forecasting has been 'terrible': Yarra Capital Management

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... more confidence that they could return inflation to target at the same time as preserving most of the gains in the labour market with a lower cash rate, they agreed that this was not yet assured," the RBA minutes said. "As a result, members expressed ...

RBA 'not committed' to further rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... more confidence that they could return inflation to target at the same time as preserving most of the gains in the labour market with a lower cash rate, they agreed that this was not yet assured. "As a result, members expressed caution about the prospect ...