US has productivity lessons for Australia
The unexpected coexistence of high inflation and high unemployment that emerged in the 1970s prompted economists at the time ...
Australian home prices tipped to keep falling in early 2025
Most experts are predicting Australian home prices will keep falling in early 2025. But the news isn't great for would-be ...
'Slow grind' tipped for 2025 economy as interest rates, unemployment, inflation, China and Trump collide
2025 offers no quick fixes to the economic problems of the past year, according to experts, but expect an easing of interest ...
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The factors that could impact the chances of a February rate cut
"Australia should be able to run an unemployment rate of about 4.0 per cent and see inflation within the target band sustainably," Aird said. "But we don't know if the RBA shares our view (or is ...
Earth-shattering interest rates call
Interest rate speculation was never ending during 2024. We were expecting rate cuts midway through the year, before having our expectations managed by the RBA.
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‘Bye-bye’ February rate cut as unemployment rate falls to 3.9pc
Australia’s unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 3.9 per cent last month, cementing the jobs market as among the strongest in the developed world and dampening the prospect of a February ...
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Australia's unemployment rate sinks to 3.9% in November — ABS
Australia's unemployment rate dropped to 3.9% in November, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). David Taylor, ABS Head of ...
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Breaking: Australia’s Unemployment Rate declines to 3.9% in November vs. 4.2% expected
Australia’s Unemployment Rate came in at 3.9% in November, compared with the previous figure of 4.1%, according to the official data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS ...
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Australian unemployment falls to 3.9%
the official unemployment rate was 3.9 per cent in November, down from 4.1 per cent in October and the lowest figure since March, reports Xinhua news agency. News Corp Australia newspapers reported ...
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RBA could accept lower unemployment without inflation risk: economists
Economists say the Reserve Bank of Australia could allow a lower unemployment rate than previously thought without stoking inflation after the jobless rate dropped to 3.9 per cent this week.
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Australia's unemployment drops to 8-mth low, markets pare Feb rate-cut bets
SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Australia's jobless rate posted a shock decline to ... Wage growth has also underwhelmed, suggesting unemployment perhaps does not need to rise further to keep inflation ...
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US Federal Reserve slashes interest rates for third time this year as Aussies remain hopeful RBA will follow suit in February
The stable unemployment rate and little recent improvement on ... hopeful of an interest rate drop when the Reserve Bank of Australia next meets in February 2025. Markets say there is a 73 per ...