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Hopes of RBA cut 'in tatters' after jobs data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% in September, in line with the revised figure for August, according to seasonally adjusted data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by around 64,000 people and the ...

EBC expands local offerings to HNWIs, instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... it is also looking to launch custodial services in Australia. EBC country head of Australia Kris Wang said: "As global economic uncertainties and market volatility increase, more HNWIs and institutional investors are seeking stable asset management solutions. ...

Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... housing and crisis support, must be urgently addressed," Kowalczyk said. "Women should not be forced to rob from their economic security in retirement in order to leave a bad relationship. "The proposal would effectively take Australian women back to ...

Nobel laureates link economic prosperity to colonialism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... richer than others have taken home the 2024 Nobel Prize for Economics. The award, named the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was presented to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson "for studies of ...

Household spending drops in September: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... not spending on discretionary items. This trend is reflected in the year to September, supporting our view that softer economic data, coupled with a further deceleration in inflation will see the RBA cut interest rates in December 2024." The CommBank ...

Harris vs Trump: Key economic policy differences

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... see the exit of potentially 1.3 million to 8.3 million workers - or around 5% of the workforce - and lead to loss of economic activity in the agriculture, manufacturing, and mining sectors. Despite their differences, Cunneen said both candidates would ...

$3m super tax edges closer to reality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... and start-up sectors that rely so heavily on the SMSF sector for funding," he added. "At a time when we need to lift economic growth, these sectors are a critical driver of productivity, and we should be focusing on measures that encourage this growth ...

Netwealth FUA soars, names new chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... subscribers. The Flux App supports both free and paid subscription service which includes financial education, stock market and economic news, and personal budgeting tools. Netwealth said it will work with the Flux team to extend the reach of Netwealth ...

Global X launches defence technology ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... trend to continue amid further geopolitical uncertainty, which is a testament to the sector's resilience even during economic downturns," Leung said. Leung added that, unlike many civilian markets, defence revenues are closely tied to military needs ...

Market has priced in 'too many' rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... prices bottoming out, and potential improvement in housing and investment cycles," he said. "The anticipated pick-up of economic activity will likely lead to the building of inflation pressure. However, we expect the Fed will be patient and not aggressively ...