Hanan Dervisevic's Comment & Analysis
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February’s increase follows a 1.8% rise in January 2023 as Aussies sought to make the most out of the summer holidays.Key pointsRetail sales lifted a modest 0.2% in February, driven by spending...
The minutes from the 7 March meeting reveal the board will consider keeping the cash rate steady at 3.60% at the next meeting if the economy shows signs of softening.Key pointsThe RBA will consider a...
The report was undertaken for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) by researchers from the University of Sydney and Curtin University.Key pointsHouse prices, cost of living, and...
The ABS has revealed a fall in the unemployment rate to 3.5% in February, likely pushing the RBA to hike interest rates once more in April.This was a decrease from a rate of 3.7% in January, driven by...
ABS data has revealed household spending rose 17.8% in January compared to the same time last year, with post-Covid spending influencing the uptick.This continues a consistent trend in the rate of...
Wage figures published by the ABS for the December quarter revealed an increase to wages of 0.8 % from the September quarter and 3.3% annually.In the private sector, base pay packets rose 0.8% over...
The RBA has delivered its last gift to Australians for the year, increasing the cash rate by 25 basis points in December to 3.10%.The 25 basis point hike marks 300 basis points’ worth of...
Australians are set to bring their Christmas shopping forward this weekend to bag large bargains and offset the spiralling cost of living.New research from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA)...
Australia’s annual inflation rate has risen to 7.3%, overtaking the forecasts of all four major bank economists.The ABS Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation figures released Wednesday revealed a...
The RBA has increased the cash rate by 225 basis points since May, leaving an estimated 854,000 mortgage holders in mortgage stress.According to Roy Morgan Research, approximately 19.4% of Australian...