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Real unemployment far higher than ABS claims: Roy Morgan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... duplicitous misrepresentation of employment statistics. The findings showed that nearly all the employment growth in the labour market had come from businesses hiring more workers on a part-time basis to cover for isolating employees. These new workers ...

Tough news for those already doing it tough

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... government's reporting, it chalked this up mostly to a lower-than-expected number of recipients due to stronger labour market projections as the economy recovers from the pandemic. However, it's likely helped along by the government not raising payments ...

Learn to live with inflation: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... general now, which we expect to remain strong. And this is all underpinned by an RBA who are very willing to let the labour market run hot to generate some wages. "We think the cash rate hiking cycle will be slower, and peak lower, relative to the market ...

CBA posts strong result, dividend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
... growth is expected. An increase in demand for goods relative to services, supply-chain constraints and tightening labour market will likely lead to a further increase in the rate of inflation."

Economists expect a rate rise: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... raise rates until wage growth was at least 3%, we think the strength in underlying inflation along with the tight labour market will convince the Bank to hike rates first in August and lift rates to 1.25% by the end of 2023," Udy said. Wealth Within's ...

Tight labour market not yet producing wage growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
Wages growth remains subdued ahead of this week's quarterly Consumer Price Index release, despite a tight labour market. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham expects headline CPI inflation to increase to 3.1% year on year in Q4 2021. He observes that both ...

Positive hiring outlook for 2022: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... businesses (82%) are planning to hire permanent employees in 2022. "2022 promises to be a strong year for Australia's labour market as businesses translate short-term recovery efforts into sustained growth opportunities," Robert Half director Nicole ...

PIMCO lowers GDP growth rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... global financial conditions, geopolitical tensions, a house price correction, and climate-related events. As for the labour market, PIMCO thinks its recovery has been uneven and varied among developed countries. It predicts a tighter US labour market ...

Economic recap: Week to November 12

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... increase the cash rate until actual inflation is sustainably within the 2 to 3% target range. This will require the labour market to be tight enough to generate wages growth that is materially higher than it is currently. This is likely to take some ...

Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... that while she expects inflation to ease in the second half of next year as supply chain bottlenecks and the tight labour market improve, rising consumer prices will continue before then. That's a long hot summer, spring and winter in Australia. ...