Record Wealth! RBA open to “macroprudential” tools

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Financial Accounts; Population; Job Vacancies; Final Budget Outcome Household wealth stood at a record $7,780.6 billion at the end of June, up $97.4 billion or 1.3 per cent over the quarter. In

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White collar Australia: Housing drives job gains

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Population; Employment by Industry Industry employment: Employment rose by 14,400 over the three months to May – the smallest quarterly increase in three quarters but after strong gains in the previous

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Australia 2101: 70 million people?

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Economic and financial market developments New population projections: The Bureau of Statistics believes Australia’s population could reach 70 million people in 2101. Five years ago, the ABS estimated that the

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CBA Economics: Net overseas migration continues to drive population growth

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Australia’s population rose by 94.1k (0.4%) over the December quarter 2012 to take the annual increase to 394.2k. The increase means that Australia’s population was just under 23 million at

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Investor snapshot: US next phase; Population up; Retail leads jobs

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In brief: US Monetary Policy; Population; Employment by industry ¾ US Monetary Policy: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has signalled a new phase for the US economy. But bond buying

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Investor Signposts: Week Beginning September 26 2010

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The big picture Finally one of the great myths has been debunked. The Reserve Bank has finally acknowledged that housing affordability is not a major problem in Australia. Neither is

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Melbourne-Sydney: World’s 3rd busiest air route?

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Air traffic data Based on the latest available government aviation statistics, the Melbourne-Sydney air route can claim the mantle of the third busiest route in the world. There were just

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