Goldman’s excellent Andrew Boak takes on the third rail of Aussie economics. Looking at the labour market, some indicators like employment growth, labour force participation and job vacancies do remain strong and appear to work against the case for easier monetary policy – however, our analysis highlights three reasons why these measures are overstating the
Energy buffoonery is an LNP speciality. Energy bills could rise by nearly 70% over the next 10 years under current government policy, a new report has estimated – findings likely to be seized on by the Coalition as it pushes its alternative plan. The federal Labor government has set the aggressive target of having renewable
Stock markets are essentially ignoring Trump’s tariff plans and keep heading higher across both sides of the Atlantic with an expectation of that positivity flowing over here in Asia for the last trading day of the week. The latest PPI data saw the USD give up ground against most of the undollars with a violent
The DXY chart does not look well. If support breaks then down we go. AUD is poised for an upside rampage. Even lead boots is up. Gold is entering blowoff. Oil not so much. Another copper bubble. Yawn. Somebody finally bought a miner. EM up. Junk too. Yields down. Stocks-a-palooza. Europe going nuts on the
Property analysts believe the ‘Fear of Missing out’ (FOMO) will engulf Australia’s housing market once the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cuts interest rates. Financial markets believe the RBA will cut the official cash rate by 0.25% next week, followed by three additional cuts throughout the year. PropTrack has modelled the average savings homeowners would
Asian share markets are much more positive in today’s session with shares continuing to rebound in Hong Kong rebounding while local markets are dead flat. Last night’s US CPI print is seeing currency markets move every which way as they also navigate more tariff volatility with Yen firming while the Australian dollar is holding strong
At the 2010 Australian federal election, the Julia Gillard-led Labor Party won a second term after Labor formed a minority government with the support of three independent MPs and one Australian Greens MP. Labor and the Coalition each won 72 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives, four short of the requirement for a majority
The parliament of the energy superidiot is trying to proof itself against Peter Dutton. So it should. Dutton appears so captured by the East Coast gas cartel that, right now, he is a greater national security risk than China. Today’s news is typical. A deal between the government and the Greens to try and stop
Australians are drowning in mortgage debt. We have among the most indebted households in the world. Mortgage payments also take up a record share of Australian household disposable income. On Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released housing finance data for Q4 2024. It revealed that the average Australian home loan has jumped to
Last year, former federal Treasury official Stephen Anthony warned that Victoria might require a federal “bailout” due to soaring state debt, which reached $27,729 per person in 2023-24. “Victoria is on a suicide mission to record borrowing, just as global interest rates are about to hit 5%”, Anthony warned. “Potholes can’t get filled, emergency departments