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Chief economist update: China and Australia's interdependence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... February and 35.76 million in January" - a likely offshoot of the strengthening global recovery and world government's stimulus and counter-cyclical efforts to sustain this. A slump in iron ore prices would certainly affect Australia's trade ...

Accessing super cements inequality: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... government support - not just to their superannuation. The increased JobSeeker payments that were part of the COVID-19 stimulus did help, with unemployed people reporting a 10% improvement in their ability to meet commitments. Now that measure has been ...

Chief economist update: Twist in tail of Aussie economic revival

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... it'll be giving earlier this month - that would be political suicide. But the RBA could start tapering some of its stimulus (in July as forward guided) to ensure that rising inflation pressures, indeed, are "transitory".

Tempered positivity post-pandemic: Experts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... talking about full employment as a possibility. He added that consumers have also bounced back, mostly as a function of the stimulus - although, much of that influx of cash into consumer's wallets came from early super withdrawals. And Xero data revealed ...

Keep COVID-19 in perspective: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... perspective, in light of ongoing geopolitical issues like the trade way between the US and China. Cantrill pointed out that the stimulus spend from the US government in response to COVID-19, at $5 trillion, is more than the US spent on World War Two. ...

Chief economist update: A half-glass full look at inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... that the 'poor' US labour market stats owe in part to fiscal policy largesse - more specifically, the rounds of stimulus cheques and increased unemployment benefits - that are "disincentivising" Americans from re-entering the labour market. Job ...

Personal, business tax cuts revealed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... that over 10 million low-and middle-income earners will benefit from a new and additional tax cut," Frydenberg said. "A stimulus measure that will support the recovery and build on tax cuts we announced in last year's budget and the budgets before ...

Infrastructure investment builds to $170bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
The government has announced a $110 billion infrastructure project pipeline to help fuel the post COVID-19 economic stimulus, and it's not just concrete and steel. Billed as one of the budget's cornerstone commitments, the government will spend an extra ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is the glue that binds China and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... February and 35.76 million in January" - a likely offshoot of the strengthening global recovery and world government's stimulus and counter-cyclical efforts to sustain this. Besides these, China's anti-pollution drive has driven steel producers ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... talk at the "Future Economic Summit" suggesting that interest rates may need to rise to avoid overheating due to fiscal stimulus. Yellen explained that she did not predict nor recommend a lift in interest rates and that she agreed with Fed Chairman Jerome ...