Job vacancies at highest level in over 12 years; Petrol prices hit 13½-month high

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Skilled job vacancies; Petrol Prices; Credit/debit cards; Used vehicle market Skilled internet job vacancies: In seasonally adjusted terms, preliminary job vacancies increased by 19.1 per cent (or 38,244 job advertisements)... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While Japanese fell -0.3% over the last week and Chinese share fell -2.4%, US shares rose 2.7% to a new record... Read more continue reading

RBA: Housing market “is being watched closely”

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Services sector activity hits 2½-year high; Reserve Bank Financial Stability Review; Services gauge; China data Reserve Bank Financial Stability Review: The Reserve Bank notes: “housing price growth (and to a... Read more continue reading

RBA on hold and likely to remain easy for a long while yet as full employment gets more of a look in

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Key points The RBA left the cash rate at 0.1% at its April meeting. While the economy is recovering faster than expected the conditions for a rate hike – actual... Read more continue reading

Too much rather than too little remains the least risky pathway for the RBA

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There were no real surprises in RBA Governor Lowe’s Statement issued following the latest RBA Board meeting. While continuing to acknowledge a more positive outlook insofar as growth and employment... Read more continue reading

2021 Global Market Outlook – Q2 update: The second coming

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Vaccines and U.S. stimulus have the global economy on track for a strong rebound in the second half of the year. We expect the reopening trade to favour equities over... Read more continue reading

Market outlook Q&A – global recovery, vaccines, inflation, the risk of a share crash, Aust house prices and other issues

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Key points Global recovery is on track. Vaccines are working. JobKeeper’s end won’t derail Australia’s recovery. Inflation could become an issue in the medium term. Shares are at risk of... Read more continue reading

Easter petrol price hike; Used car prices lift; Record resources & energy exports

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Petrol Prices; Used vehicle market; Resources & energy exports Fuel prices: Last week the national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 0.6 cents a litre to 137.9 cents per... Read more continue reading

Biggest lift in wealth in 11 years; Healthcare leads job gains in quarter

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Finance and wealth; Jobs by industry; Business conditions Wealth: Total household wealth (net worth) rose by 4.3 per cent to a record high $12,033.5 billion in the December quarter to... Read more continue reading

Job ads hit 9-year highs; Record cereal exports

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Preliminary international trade; Skilled job ads; Purchasing manager indexes Skilled job vacancies: The National Skills Commission reported that skilled internet vacancies rose by 7.0 per cent in February to be... Read more continue reading