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#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/
#Construction #Employment #Economy Jobs in the construction section have crashed. References Construction jobs losses likely to push unemployment higher and interest rates lowerhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-15/construction-job-losses-to-raise-unemployment-cut-interest-rates/11510298?section=business
#CashBan #Australia #ATO Small Businesses are being framed in a negative light to justify the cash ban and the path to negative interest rates. Naturally only by people who would not appreciate the challenges small businesses face. References IBM, Atlassian, Schneider avoided paying the Australian Taxation Office in 2016 https://www.crn.com.au/news/ibm-atlassian-schneider-avoided-paying-the-australian-taxation-office-in-2016-479382 Small business ‘tax gap’ costing […]
#Virgin #JobCuts #Airlines Virgin Australia is cutting 750 jobs because of a significant loss due to fuel and foreign exchange costs. References https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-28/virgin-to-chop-750-jobs-as-it-posts-349m-loss/11455840
Unemployment #Recession #Retail JB Hi-Fi has bucked the trend and avoided the impact of the retail recession. A turn-around or simply a result of their product brand a people naively spending a tax-cut like a handout? References JB Hi-Fi announces strong profit, despite bleak retail conditions https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-12/jb-hi-fi-results-profit-tough-retail-sector/11404608?section=business
#Unemployment #Recession #Economy Market Economists are predicting Australia’s Unemployment rate will rise late this week. That would seem to align with the recent news about the retail recession that is underway. References Wage and unemployment numbers set to pressure RBA to cut interest rates again https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-11/interest-rates-under-pressure-again-from-wage-jobs-figures/11398864?section=business Roy Morgan Employment Estimates (1999-2019) https://www.roymorgan.com/morganpoll/unemployment/estimates-detailed
#Construction #Employment #Recession Economists are predicted that 100,000 construction jobs are set to be lost. This will certainly have an impact on the wider economy and our unemployment rate. References https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-news/2019/07/30/building-approvals-decline-construction-jobs/