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Economics

What to expect in the 2025 Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Tonight, the Treasurer will deliver the Federal Budget, with expectations of a decade of deficits and ongoing cost-of-living relief.

RBA forecasting has been 'terrible': Yarra Capital Management

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Yarra Capital Management co-head of Australian fixed income Roy Keenan believes the RBA is "really behind the curve" when it comes to easing monetary policy, arguing that a delayed rate cut has little to no effect.

Skills gap crisis costing Australia $3.5bn a year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
School-leaver job uncertainty and the widening skills gap is costing the Australian economy billions of dollars every year.

Tariffs not the only inflationary risk: Colchester

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
Speaking at Financial Standard's Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO), Martyn Simpson, senior investment officer from Colchester Investments, discussed the potential impact of tariffs and some of the inflationary issues markets may yet face.

Deficit to reach $26bn: Deloitte

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
The federal government's pre-election budget is expected to unveil an underlying cash deficit of $26.1 billion for the 2025 financial year, while revenues will deteriorate by $11.3 billion over four years, a new report from Deloitte shows.

Australia can benefit from China's economic growth amid trade war: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
China is now better equipped to absorb US trade tariffs compared to 2018-19 and is poised for growth that can benefit Australia despite the unrelenting trade war, according to experts who spoke at the China Investor Symposium.

Australia must focus on 'friend-shoring': UNSW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
A new report from UNSW said the federal government will face major economic policy challenges that will shape Australia's position in the global landscape.

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
The financial services industry has made modest inroads with gender parity, and closing the wealth and financial literacy gap, but the reality is accelerated action is needed from the government and private sector to tackle entrenched inequalities as ...

GDP edges higher, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
The Australian economy grew slightly in the December quarter, but global trade tensions could rattle the planned 'soft landing', according to an expert.

War on inflation: Australia vs New Zealand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham has examined who comes out on top in the battle against inflation. Is it Australia or our friends from across the pond?