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| | | ... capping government spending at 25% of GDP and deregulating product and labour markets to remove red tape and boost labour market flexibility were "good ideas." Nevertheless, "support for the hardnosed reforms needed is low," he said. |
| | | | AMP chief economist Shane Oliver has shared his "worry list" for 2025, outlining the risk of recession, trade wars and geopolitical turmoil. Oliver said just as with 2024, the list of concerns for investors heading into 2025 is long, and "even more ... |
| | | | ... interest rates has receded somewhat, but we are mindful of potential shocks to household incomes from a slowing labour market," Lonsdale said. "That risk is exacerbated by uncertainty in the global economic environment including geopolitical instability." ... |
| | | | ... support services (up 2.1%). Wu said the takeaway from the data was that there may be more spare capacity in the labour market than the jobs-related data suggests. "The current 4.1% unemployment rate is at low levels and the number of job vacancies remains ... |
| | | | ... insufficiently good progress in reducing inflation to justify a rate cut this early - absent a more notable weakening in the labour market." HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham has taken an even more bearish view - predicting the first interest rate cut ... |
| | | | ... stubbornly high at 3.5%. "The Australian economy continues to demonstrate resilience, characterised by a robust labour market, low unemployment, and persistent wage inflation. Additionally, retail sales growth has accelerated, and the full impact of ... |
| | | | ... acknowledge that the board will feel less compelled to start the process of normalising the cash rate whilst the labour market data remains robust," he said. Meanwhile, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the fight against inflation is not over. "I don't pretend ... |
| | | | ... Jarvis said. IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said despite the unemployment rate holding steady, the data shows the labour market is strong. "The Australian labour market's remarkable run of strength has extended into September, continuing to defy ... |
| | | | ... meeting to alter their assessment that the current level of the cash rate best balanced the risks to inflation and the labour market," the minutes said. "They therefore agreed that it was appropriate to leave the cash rate target unchanged at this meeting." ... |
| | | | Significant growth of the superannuation sector has set off alarm bells for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). In the RBA's September Financial Stability Review, it said the super sector's growth and connections to Australian banks has increased its ... |
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