#Economy #Recession #HeiseSays China’s GDP is falling and it can cost Australian Jobs References https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-18/china-economy-hits-three-decade-low-with-gdp-at-6pc/11616774?section=business
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Restarting the Housing Bubble
#Housing #Bubble #Economy #HeiseSays Quantitative Easing and Negative Interest Rates could potentially restart the Australian Housing Bubble. References https://www.businessinsider.com.au/australia-housing-bubble-rba-negative-interest-rates-qe-2019-10
#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 and Housing
#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
#Unemployment #Underemployment #Recession Australia’s unemployment rate has risen in August to 5.3% despite the RBA’s hopes and dreams. References Unemployment keeps rising to 5.3 per cent in Augusthttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-19/unemployment-continues-to-rise-hitting-5.3-per-cent-in-august/
Australia’s Declining Living Standards
#Recession #Australia #LivingStandards Australian living standards are declining in relation to other OECD counties. So now is naturally the time to take on a huge mortgage and buy a new home! References Australia managed to survive the global recession – but all that good work has been wasted https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2019/aug/29/australia-managed-to-survive-the-global-recession-but-all-that-good-work-has-been-wasted
#Construction #Recession #Australia Australia’s Construction Industry has been contracting for the last 11 months. References About Ai Group https://www.aigroup.com.au/about/ https://cdn.aigroup.com.au/Economic_Indicators/PCI/2019/PCI_Jul_2019_93740d.pdf