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Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

... across a range of household expenditure categories," Kim added. Convera head of market insights Steven Dooley said the GDP figures paint a relatively flat picture. "Growth was stalled due to weaker trade, subdued government spending, and a cautious consumer ...

Australian economy 'stronger than expected'

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025

... get any clarity on how the federal government proposes to tackle this issue." For his part, Chalmers said while the GDP figures pointed to a slight increase in productivity (up 0.3% on the quarter and 0.2% annually), he said the government isn't getting ...

Official recession not that scary: Economists

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020

... due to a plunge in production and spending in Victoria," he said. Meanwhile, GSFM adviser Stephen Miller said the GDP figures revealed the extent of the support from the government's stimulus package. "Despite the large hit to activity and the 10% ...

GDP figures reveal start of COVID-19 impact

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020

The Australian Gross Domestic Product fell 0.3%, seasonally adjusted, in the March quarter and growth slowed to 1.4% through the year, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ABS chief economist Bruce Hockman said this ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018

... 2% in 2018 (from the previous forecast of 2.1%), 1.8% in 2019 (from 1.9%) and 1.7% in 2020 (unchanged). The latest GDP figures has brought Eurozone economy's annual growth rate down to 1.7% in the year to the third quarter - the slowest in exactly ...

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015

... the year to March. Mr K'Nell said many investors were likely to sit on the sidelines until the release of Chinese GDP figures and Australian unemployment figures later in the week. In the resources sector at 1019 AEST, global miner BHP Billiton had fallen ...

Governor Glenn lets his jaw drop

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014

... the stable policy settings 'remained appropriate' or something like that". It's because, "... the most recent set of GDP figures, while certainly encouraging, probably overstate somewhat the true ongoing pace of growth in the economy. The Bank's forecasts ...

Market Wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014

... bit better, a little bit more compelling," he said. "If it was, we'd see a little bit more on our market." The China GDP figures showed that growth in Australia's biggest trading partner slowed to 1.8 per cent in the December quarter, from 2.2 per cent. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013

... record peaks last week. Tokyo stocks ended down 0.70 per cent, or 95.76 points, to 13,519.43 after second-quarter GDP figures revealed that Japan's economic growth had slowed more than analysts expected. Other Asian markets fared better, buoyed by positive ...

Australia: all good and wishing for the worst

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012

... of trade was tracked at 156.2 in the June quarter. And yes, we've heard this before. When the December quarter 2011 GDP figures were released last March - up 0.4% against expectations of 0.8% -- someone (I again refuse to name names) warned us that ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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