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Economics

Unemployment edges up despite jobs added

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
Employment rose by 56,000 people in December, smashing expectations, but the unemployment rate still edged up slightly.

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina has listed her top five wishlist items for 2025, with hopes for lower inflation and avoiding a trade war.

ANZ, Macquarie bring forward rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
ANZ and Macquarie have moved their expectations for an interest rate cut from the RBA forward from May.

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Vanguard predicts an improved economic environment in 2025 with GDP recovering and inflation decreasing.

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Investors headed into the New Year with many of the same concerns they had at the start of 2024, with interest rates and inflation to dominate once again.

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
With both headline and underlying inflation slowing in growth, Treasurer Jim Chalmers feels confident the numbers will be sustained, but experts are split.

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
While CPI remained in the central bank's target range, trimmed mean inflation was still above the central bank's target range.

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
The latest national account figures indicate that Australia's productivity growth remains in the doldrums, prompting the Productivity Commission to declare revitalising productivity growth as a national priority.

Super balances drive household wealth growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Household wealth rose for the eighth consecutive quarter, up 2.4% in September, thanks to property prices and soaring super balances.

Chalmers defends budget deficits in MYEFO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
The government's mid-year economic fiscal outlook has revealed Australians are looking at more than a decade of deficits.