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Inflation rises but RBA hike not inevitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1% in the June quarter and 3.8% annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The June quarter rise is the same as the 1% rise in the March 2024 quarter," ABS head of price statistics ...

RBA needs to 'rip the band-aid off' and hike rates: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... unemployment rate rose by less than 0.1 percentage point to 4.1% in June, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). While a lower unemployment rate is normally a good sign for the economy, VanEck head of investments and ...

Job mobility falls for first time in three years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... fallen for the first time in three years, back to around its pre-pandemic level, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said in the 12 months to February 2024, around 8% of employed ...

Committee calls for 'sick agency' ASIC to be split in half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
The Senate committee tasked with assessing the capabilities of ASIC says the government should recognise the regulator has "comprehensively failed to fulfil its regulatory remit", calling for a complete overhaul of its structure, powers and how it's ...

Australian wealth rises to $16.2tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed household wealth rose for a sixth straight quarter, by 2.7% in the March quarter to total $16.2 trillion. Residential land and dwellings was the largest contributor to quarterly growth in ...

Inflation spikes again sparking rate rise fears

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
Australians and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will be feeling disappointed after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the CPI indicator or May showing an annual increase of 4%, up from 3.4% in February. Canstar group executive, financial ...

Financial advice profession 'lacks consistent protocols'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... identification, reporting and escalation framework. Financial abuse affects a significant number of Australians, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics reporting that 1.6 million women and 745,000 men have experienced financial abuse. It is also recognised ...

Innova backs using leverage in super for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... investors will also need to consider new ways to accumulate wealth, including through superannuation." Recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data revealed that nationwide, the average price of residential dwellings rose by $14,300 or 1.5% to $959,300 ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... unemployment in Canada to its highest level in two years, and progress on inflation has slowed in the US." Last night, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the annual inflation rate slowed to 3.3% in May 2024, beating forecasts of 3.4%. Despite ...

Financial services workers eye earlier retirement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... women who work in financial services intend to retire earlier compared to the average worker, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals. Men who work in the finance and insurance industries intend to retire at 64 years old while ...