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Reserve Bank is done at 3.85%: CBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... of aggressive policy tightening by the RBA, he commented. That said, the upcoming Fair Work Commission decision on the national minimum wage will be critical for the outlook for wages growth along with inflation and the monetary policy outlook in the ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... offset for this year and the next. "We face growing pressures with interest payments and essential services - such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), hospitals, aged care, medical benefits, Age Pension and defence - growing faster than ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... (earlier: 2.7%; RBA: 2.0%), to account for a return to near-trend growth with a tighter fiscal and monetary policy." National Accounts data released by the ABS showed that productivity has grown at almost twice the average rate over the past decade and ...

Investors sweat over inflation, interest rates: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... asked what their biggest concerns are, inflation ranked third among investors. The stability of the global economy and national security remain their biggest concerns. The prospect of rising interest rates is also of increasing concern, Guimatsia said. ...

Economic recap: Week to December 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... the domestic economy shrank by much less than most of us were expecting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report shows that GDP declined by 1.9% in the three months to September 2021. This may be the third biggest quarterly ...

Economic recap: Week to September 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... Canberra which could tip Australia into a double-dip recession. Beijing's cutting down on steel production. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) figures show that China's steel output fell to a 15-month low in July. Chinese steel production ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... data shows that cases of new infections rose to a six-month high of 131K last week. Anthony Fauci -- director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical advisor to the president - warned that cases may double ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... (July 15) - about a week before the Olympics. Latest data suggest that China's economy continues to slow. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that the manufacturing PMI dipped to a reading of 50.9 in June from 51.0 in May while the non-manufacturing ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... have very good reasons for their earlier than promised tightening. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'National Accounts' show the Australian economy expanded by 1.8% in the March 2021 quarter - the third consecutive quarter of growth ...

Chief economist update: Chinese activity indicators disappoint but growth target intact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
Disappointing. This is the one word that describes the latest batch of activity indicators out of China. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment that were still stronger than usual ...
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