Macro Afternoon - MacroBusiness
1 day ago · Australian stocks weren’t able to lift at all with as the ASX200 closing some 0.2% lower at 8213 points while the Australian dollar has stalled out again just below the 62 cent level after ...
Skilled jobs keep falling - MacroBusiness
1 day ago · Via the Department of Blah. In seasonally adjusted terms, job advertisements decreased by 2.5% (or 5,400 job advertisements) in December 2024 to stand at 214,600.
Major bank pivots to February rate cut - MacroBusiness
3 days ago · RBA to cut cash rate by 25bp in Feb and Aug 2025. We now expect the RBA to cut the cash rate by 25bp at its February meeting. The weaker-than-expected monthly CPI indicator for November has ...
Albo's horror rent shock peaks - MacroBusiness
1 day ago · National rent values rose 0.4% in the December quarter, the smallest Q4 change in rents since 2018. The pace of national rental growth continued to slow in 2024, with rents up 4.8% over the year ...
Can Dutton get Australia "back on track" - MacroBusiness
3 days ago · Peter Dutton has vowed to deliver lower taxes while slashing red and green tape so private enterprise can drive Australia out of the cost-of-living crisis, accusing Anthony Albanese of sidelining ...
Is the Aussie consumer back? - MacroBusiness
6 days ago · Westpac says maybe. Retail sales posted another solid rise in November, up 0.8%mth. While annual growth is at 3.0%yr, nominal sales have tracked a 6% annual pace since April. Black Friday sales ...
Macro Afternoon - MacroBusiness
6 days ago · Australian stocks were the best performing in the region but still fell with the ASX200 closing more than 0.4% lower at 8294 points while the Australian dollar has remained below the 62 handle: