Economy

Pause on vaccines but not markets

AMP Capital weekly market review sees uncertainty remaining on the side-effects of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine but markets still move ahead 22 March 2021 | Diana Mousina, AMP Capital US shares started the week strongly […]

Economy

Wages grow from a low base

ABS data shows Australian wages increased in the December quarter but don’t read too much into the figures 24 February 2021 | Staff Writers Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show […]

Economy

Job data not all good

The latest release of official Australian unemployment figures shows a good rise in full time employment but the number of paid hours worked has fallen 18 February 2021 | Staff Writers The Australian Bureau of […]

Economy

A better outlook

Still far from upbeat about the economy the Reserve Bank of Australia is more optimistic about conditions than three months ago 6 November 2020 | Richard Colleville The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) quarterly Statement […]

Economy

Big bounce!

Australian building approvals surged in September while residential property prices recorded their first gains in five months 2 November 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein Australian residential building approvals have surged by 15.4 percent in September, well […]

Finance

Budget black off track

The 2020-21 Australian Budget – spend, spend, spend as the focus remains on recovery and jobs, jobs, jobs 7 October 2020 | Shane Oliver & Diana Mousina AMP Capital (Image: supplied) The 2020-21 budget is a […]

Economy

Building approvals falter

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated weakening construction activity 2 July 2020 | Toby Thomas The building and construction sectors are currently one of the largest direct and indirect contributors to the Australian economy. Yet, both […]