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Economic growth has 'moderated': CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... by a combination of slowing inflation, falling interest rates, rising real wages, robust government spending and a solid labour market. "But economic growth has moderated, held back by slowing public investment, population growth and household spending. ...

Treasury opens consult on non-compete reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... not just hurt the affected workers, but also the entire economy. Improved job mobility promotes a flexible, more dynamic labour market, by improving the allocation of labour to more productive firms."

Bullock reaffirms RBA's 'gradual easing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... are closely linked, so the focus is on bringing inflation down in a relatively gradual way so as to limit the easing in labour market conditions. "Much of the rebalancing of demand and supply in the labour market that has occurred in recent years has ...

AI, corporate tax, skilled workers key to productivity: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... productivity problem. This is in light of Australia's productivity performance having stalled in more recent years. Labour productivity growth, for example, has averaged just below 0.4% per year since 2015, compared to the 60-year average of 1.6% ...

Unemployment data throws 'curveball' at RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... in August. "Movements in the unemployment rate tend to be less volatile and so can provide a better underlying read of labour market strength. On that score, the rise in the unemployment rate to 4.3% is disappointing and may suggest the economy is finally ...

How will Trump's tariffs impact the RBA?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... against US tariff impositions will mitigate any inflation fallout." Miller added that while productivity growth and elevated labour cost growth may be sticking points for the RBA, he believes there are other data points that suggest the near-term inflation ...

Instos turn to risk as volatility lessens: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... stocks, bonds, as well as the Australian dollar. "Domestic economic and earnings fundamentals are relatively strong, as labour market continues to show strong signs of growth while wages steadily increase," Veitmane continues. "Furthermore, the Labour ...

RBA delivers 'confounding' rates decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... said. "It's a difficult balancing act for the RBA - they would love to give households and businesses a boost, yet the labour market remains resilient and inflation risks, while lower, still exist." Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said ...

Improved economy not a guarantee of business success

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... "However, there are green shoots - we are firmly within a rate-cutting cycle, inflation appears to be under control, the labour market is relatively resilient, and the results of the recent federal election provide for policy certainty, which should ...

Pension leaders urge US 401(k) plans to embrace private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... is undergoing a structural reset. Scale, sustainability, and diversification are moving from aspiration to necessity, as labour shifts, fiscal pressures, and demographic headwinds reshape the landscape. The conference noted that the Australian superannuation ...