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Economic recap: Week to October 8

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... the US economy stagnated, with annual GDP growth collapsing from 7.6% in 1973 to negative 2.3% by 1975. The unemployment rate soared from 4.6% to 8.6% over the same period. The same scenario played out in the mid-1980s. The "great moderation" - strong ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... (3.8% versus 3.3% predicted three months before) and in 2023 (2.5% versus 2.4%). Similarly, the Fed predicts the unemployment rate to be higher this year (4.8% from 4.5%) before declining to 3.8% next year and 3.5% in 2023 - both unchanged from its June ...

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... had considerable momentum... Business investment was picking up and the labour market had strengthened. The unemployment rate had fallen below 5% and job vacancies were at a high level." "The recovery in the Australian economy has, however, been interrupted ...

Economic recap: Week to August 27

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... Reserve chair Jerome Powell virtually buried the Philips Curve - the inverse correlation between inflation and the unemployment rate - by announcing that henceforth, the Fed is switching from a point target of 2% inflation to achieving "achieve inflation ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... 2,200 jobs in July - paltry, but a great deal more than consensus expectations for job losses of 46,200. The unemployment rate fell from 4.9% in June to 4.6% in July. This is the ninth consecutive month of declining rate of joblessness, the lowest reading ...

KiwiSaver, NZ Super Fund architect remembered

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
The man credited with spearheading the creation of KiwiSaver and the NZ Super Fund, Sir Michael Cullen, is being remembered as one of New Zealand's most influential politicians. The New Zealand government announced today the passing of Sir Michael Cullen ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... figures for the previous two months were revised upwards by a total of 119K - 31K in May and 88K in June. The US unemployment rate dropped from 5.9% in June to 5.4% in July - better than market expectations for a decline to 5.7%. This is the lowest level ...

Economic recap: Week to July 16

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... hurdle from a position of strength. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the country's unemployment rate dropped to an 11-year low of 4.9% in June - below the March 2020's (when the pandemic and lockdowns began) 5.3% and the ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... expectations for a 700,000 gain and followed back-to-back lower-than-expected results in April and May. The unemployment rate inched up to 5.9% in June from the 14-month low of 5.8% recorded in May. In the Eurozone, the IHS Markit Eurozone Manufacturing ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... offsetting the 30,600 lost in the previous month and was 1.0% more in May 2021 than the start of the pandemic. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.1% in May - the seventh straight month of decline -- from 5.5% in April and 5.3% in March 2020 when lockdowns ...