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#Stimulus #Australia #Infrastructure Calls are being made for the government to increase stimulus spending. Are we in danger of our leaders falling for the broken window fallacy? References Calls for urgent stimulus led by ‘shovel-ready’ projects as economy loses momentum ‘quite quickly’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-30/calls-for-urgent-stimulus-as-economy-loses-momentum/11558810 https://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/search-priority-list-map
#RBA #RateCut #CashRate Another RBA rate cut is predicted, will it help the economy or has monetary policy depleted its effectiveness? References Just how much of the RBA rate cut will end up in your pocket? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-29/full-rba-cut-will-not-be-passed-on-by-banks-what-will-you-get/11547510?section=business
#Melbourne #Property #RealEstate After six months of the lowest sales in years, is Melbourne’s property recovering? Or is it just a combination of limited supply and the insane number of rate cuts? References Melbourne real estate: market recovery blossoms in spring https://www.realestate.com.au/news/melbourne-real-estate-market-recovery-blossoms-in-spring Slowest six months of sales on record in Melbourne: ABS https://www.realestate.com.au/news/slowest-six-months-of-sales-on-record-in-melbourne-abs/?rsf=syn:news:nca:hs:spa
#Recession #Economy #Australia The US is calling Australia out on our three hidden recessions. References https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2019/september/australia-28-year-expansion
#Inflation #Housing #Australia Existing housing purchases are not included in CPI. How would our inflation rate look if it were included? References Inflation data ‘very poor’ cost of living measure due to house price exclusionhttps://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-20/inflation-data-suffers-from-exclusion-of-housing/8457718 Shadow Government Statisticshttp://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/inflation-charts Housing affordability in Australiahttps://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BriefingBook45p/HousingAffordability
#Housing #Affordability #Australia Government guarantees have the potential to drive up housing. References guarantees likely to push up house prices, economists warn https://www.domain.com.au/news/first-home-buyer-deposit-guarantees-likely-to-push-up-house-prices-economists-warn-836969/
#Housing #Affordability #Australia Housing Affordability is a huge problem in Australia and will dampen hopes that soaring housing prices will save the Australian economy from recession. References House ownership is out of reach for ‘disenfranchised’ millennials, says CoreLogic property analysts https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-28/disenfranchised-millennials-property-ownership-unaffordable/11555420?section=business Housing affordability in Australia https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BriefingBook45p/HousingAffordability
#Recession #Unemplotment #JobAds Job vacancies drop and unemployment rates rise. References Job vacancies decline in August
#Economy #Houing #Recession Frydenberg pins hope on soaring Housing Prices to save the economy. References Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is ‘optimistic’ soaring house prices will get the Australian economy roaring again, but experts aren’t sold https://www.businessinsider.com.au/treasurer-josh-frydenberg-house-prices-property-market-rba-2019-9?fbclid=IwAR1nu0cFAt13shSTNJPv-cxiMlAa_m3l8IslYsNb-24Rw9Ax9dozcH0SPSo
#Recession #Economy #Petrol Petrol prices soared recently in Australian and have remained high. References Petrol prices stay high despite global oil prices falling to pre-attack levelshttps://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-27/petrol-prices-stay-high-despite-oil-falling-to-pre-attack-level/11549550?section=business