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- Pessimistic CEOs | BTalk Australia
- (11min 58) We can’t kid ourselves in Australia, the economic downturn is starting to hit us hard. But how hard? The Australian Industry Group AIG and Deloitte recently published the 'National CEO Survey â€" Business Prospects in 2009'. It's a report on a survey of 480 CEOs and their expectations...
- Blog posts 2009-02-01
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- Wayne Swan takes aim at high income earners through super tax reform
- In a speech delivered yesterday, Swan noted a number of tax reforms that could take place as a result of the review, including a number of "unpopular choices" regarding super tax breaks for high-income earners. Swan said Australians must look to their sense of fairness when it comes to superannuation...
- News items 2009-11-05
- Inflation Rate Subsides to 1.3%
- The annual rate of inflation subsided to 1.3 per cent in the year to September, its lowest level since June 1999, and below the Reserve Bank's preferred target band.But the result disguises solid price gains in the consumer price index CPI in the September quarter, and a stubbornly high...
- News items 2009-10-28
- Stimulus 'worth every cent'
- WAYNE Swan has declared his economic stimulus package has saved 200,000 jobs, with the Treasury releasing figures showing the economy is in far better shape than it predicted in May. But the Treasurer refused to scale back stimulus spending, warning that despite the downward revision of predictions on the jobless...
- News items 2009-11-02
- Jobless to Be 250,000 Less Than Forecast
- The federal government has slashed its unemployment forecast, suggesting nearly 250,000 fewer people will lose their job because of the economic downturn than forecast in May.The government released its 2009/10 mid year economic and fiscal outlook MYEFO on Monday, which has upgraded growth forecasts, but the budget deficit is...
- News items 2009-11-02
- NAB to Scrap Fees on Everyday Accounts
- National Australia Bank NAB will abolish monthly account service fees on two of its everyday banking accounts from January 2010 and scrap its $25 over-limit fee on all credit cards. NAB said it will abolish the current $4 and $5 monthly account service fees on its Classic and e-Banking personal...
- News items 2009-10-15
- 'CPI Won't Trigger Large Rate Rise'
- Homeowners can draw some consolation from Wednesday's inflation readings.The Reserve Bank of Australia RBA is unlikely to raise the cash rate by 50 basis points when it holds its board meeting next Tuesday, according to market economists.However, they believe a 25 basis point increase is probably a safer bet...
- News items 2009-10-28
- Govt Plays Down Coming Economic Forecast
- The federal government is playing down any expectations its mid-year forecast for the Australian economy and a review of its budget position will be all good news on Monday.There are high expectations the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook MYEFO, due to be released by Treasurer Wayne Swan in Canberra,...
- News items 2009-11-01
- Australia hedges on Chinese mining investment
- SYDNEY AFP — Australia welcomed foreign investment from China but would protect its national interest, the government said Thursday amid speculation that it planned to curb takeovers by state-owned firms. The comments by Treasurer Wayne Swan followed a report in The Australian newspaper that the government had delayed an...
- Research articles 2008-06-25
- Banks pounce on RBA rate rise
- THE NATION'S four major banks have all swiftly raised their mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank increased the official interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.5 per cent today. The RBA today raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.5 per cent, which met the expectations of financial...
- News items 2009-11-03
- Robust growth may spark RBA rate rise
- THE Australian economy grew at a robust 0.6 per cent last quarter, putting pressure on the Reserve Bank to increase interest rates. The result beat expectations of sluggish growth of 0.2 per cent.Economists had reduced their growth estimates after data showed flagging export performance and businesses running down their inventory...
- News items 2009-09-01
- 'Large' $1.8b Trade Deficit Posted
- Despite all the talk of an economic rebound, the run of data released so far this month suggests that growth in the September quarter was subdued.Following on from Wednesday's soft retail sales data for the September quarter, Thursday's monthly international trade report suggests exports will again be a drag...
- News items 2009-11-05
- Australia to enjoy robust recovery, OECD says: Economy Roundup
- The organisation's semi-annual economic outlook has said the country's recovery will proceed as expected, and that other countries will fall behind in terms of economic performance. "Australia is likely to experience a relatively more robust recovery," the report stated. "Current economic trends and the reduction in negative macroeconomic risks argue...
- News items 2009-11-19
- The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., Agricultural Briefs Column.
- The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 12--FARM WOMEN CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN PLYMOUTH: A Midwest Women in Agriculture conference will be 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 21 at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth. The conference, sponsored by Purdue University,...
- Research articles 2002-03-12
- Lengthy wait for childcare places.
- Jul 24, 2002 (The Courier-Mail ABIX via COMTEX) -- An informal survey shows that Brisbane parents are being forced to wait up to 18 months to get their children into child care. The survey shows that demand far outstrips supply, with many inner-city parents...
- Research articles 2002-07-24
- 8000 families snared in debt trap.
- Jul 29, 2003 (Northern Territory News - ABIX via COMTEX) An Australian Senate inquiry in Darwin has been told one-third of Northern Territory families are in debt to Centrelink. Australian Labor Party ALP front bencher Wayne Swan told the Inquiry into Poverty & Financial...
- Research articles 2003-07-29
- Labor blessing to super changes.
- Byline: Tony Negline Feb 27, 2007 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- There is bipartisan backing in Australia for the superannuation regulation changes first proposed in the May 2006 Budget. The laws have been passed by the House of Representatives in February 2007,...
- Research articles 2007-02-27
- Australia says China free trade talks to re-start
- BEIJING AFP — China and Australia will re-start stalled free trade talks within the next few days, Australia's treasurer said during a visit on Wednesday. An 11th round of talks on a free trade agreement FTA will take place in Beijing in "a few days," Wayne Swan told Communist...
- Research articles 2008-06-11
- The Australian Economy Is in Recession, And It's Getting Worse
- Gerard Jackson submits: That our economic commentariat is still wondering whether Australia will "go into recession" is proof positive just how clueless they are. The recession is here and it's going to get worse. For month after month manufacturing has been contracting and shedding labour. Manufacturing is a leading indicator,...
- External links 2009-01-19
- The Business Council on the Rudd Stimulus Package | BTalk Australia
- (14min 55) After some argy-bargy in the Senate, the Australian government has passed a $42 billion fiscal stimulus package. About a third of the money will go in cash handouts to low and middle income earners, with most of the remainder allocated on infrastructure projects. There’s been...
- Blog posts 2009-02-19
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