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Threats outside the Australian financial system build: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... channels of transmission of financial stress in China to Australia would likely be via a slowing in global economic activity, lower global commodity prices and reduced Chinese demand for Australian goods and services," the Assessment said. Additionally ...

Agricultural sector in for a mixed 2024: Outlook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... agricultural sector this year are likely to continue into 2024 as farmers grapple economic headwinds and lower commodity prices, however the second half is tipped to prove more fruitful. Trade conditions have improved throughout the second half of this ...

Australian farmland values in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... commodity prices in the first half of 2023 contributed to reduced appetite for farmland purchases, it said. Lower commodity prices from a year earlier were widespread across major agricultural commodities, most notably in the livestock sector. As a result ...

Inflation drops to 5.6%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... said the decline in inflation is more modest. "The annual increase for the monthly CPI indicator was 6.4% in May, slightly lower than the rise of 6.5% recorded in April and down from a peak of 7.3% in December 2022," explained ABS head of prices statistics ...

It's painful, but it's working: Lowe

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... decision to make savings in the budget, rather than recycle the money back into the economy, will further assist the goal to lower inflation. "The government had a very big increase in revenue both from what's happened with commodity prices, and ...

Fitch gives Labor budget AAA rating

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... rating a "resounding endorsement" of the government's economic and fiscal strategy. "Our responsible budget management means lower deficits, less debt and savings on interest costs. Across our first two budgets, we are returning 87% of tax upgrades to ...

Budget delivers surplus, with a catch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... which would be the first in 15 years," he said. "We expect that to be followed by a deficit of $13.9 billion in 2023-24 and lower deficits across the forward years compared to recent Budgets, leading to a $125.9 billion improvement over five years, and ...

Australian dividends surge in 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... held them steady. It also explained after adjusting the US dollar's rise against most currencies, technical factors and lower special dividends, underlying growth was even stronger at 13.9%. The rise in Australian dividends was led by BHP the "world's ...

Australia can avoid recession: Outlook

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... also be less of a problem in Australia due to energy prices not doubling as we've seen in Europe. Wage growth remaining lower, money tightening by central banks (risking a sharp slowing in global growth and inflationary pressure) as well as US upstream ...

Rising number of active funds underperforming: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... Australian Equity Mid and Small-Cap funds failed to survive. But, over longer horizons, survivorship rates were significantly lower, with over 50% of funds merged or liquidated in all but the category of Australian Equity Mid and Small-Cap. In the current ...
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