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Traditional economic indicators have 'tanked': Economist

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... the US should be in a recession," she said. "Then you have other indicators, for example, in Australia, the population growth rate or changes to government policy, well, that's actually more important than ever. Why did the housing market do what ...

Aussie economy grows 0.2% in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... through recession-like conditions. Household consumption has fallen in the past three months despite still strong population growth, real retail spending has gone backwards for almost two years now, job creation in white-collar private sector industries ...

CommSec names top state for economic performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... starts. Western Australia remains in the second spot and is fast closing-in on first place - leading on relative population growth and home lending. WA came in a closet second and Victoria remains in third place with the ACT in fourth position. The previously ...

ANZ, Westpac 'the cheapest majors': Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... borrowing capacity and persistent inflation are constraining credit growth, despite higher wages and strong population growth. "Interest rate increases weakened consumer confidence and significantly reduced borrowing capacity. This slower loan growth ...

New Zealand exits recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... economy is still some 0.5% below the Q3 2022 peak. The headline figure "is being flattered by NZ's strong population growth of late, thanks to very high levels of net immigration," ASB Bank noted. "Long story short, there was still plenty of weakness ...

Australia's competitiveness climbs world rankings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
Stronger business and government investment, population growth and budget positions have seen Australia record its best international competitiveness ranking since 2011. The nation rose from 19th to 13th in the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 ...

Innova backs using leverage in super for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... wealth for Baby Boomers thanks to the power of leverage, lucrative tax breaks, constrained supply, and strong population growth. "Unfortunately, a generation of younger Australians have become the collateral damage to rising property prices. Many younger ...

Recession signs: Economic growth has 'ground to a halt'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... halt". "Indeed, the six-month annualised pace of GDP growth to the March quarter fell to 0.8%. This compares with population growth of 2.4%/yr. The upshot is that the economy has contracted a lot in per capita terms," Aird said. "In colloquial terms ...

HMC Capital scoops up Payton Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... credit asset managers in Australia and the significant need of new housing supply to address Australia's strong population growth and lack of affordable housing." Payton Capital chief executive David Payton said while the company's primary focus ...

Centuria launches new wholesale fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... said. "With limited new supply of retail assets, due to construction supply pressures, coupled with a strong population growth, we believe tenant demand will continue to outstrip supply for well-maintained sub-regional shopping destinations across Western ...
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