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Business warns of $400 billion virus economic hit
A six-month recovery plan from coronavirus measures would cost Australia's economy more than $400 billion, modelling by ...

2020 to be “a dismal year for the economy”: The Conversation
2020 is shaping up as a dismal year for the economy, with no progress on many of the key measures that matter for Austra...

Record-low interest rates aim to boost spending
Industry body hopes third cut will do the trick that other policy changes have not.

Economy-wide spending continues to grow
Consumers have continued to spend despite modest wage growth.

Steady interest rate to boost economy
The RBA holds interest rate steady for 24th consecutive month.

Victoria now Australia’s top performing economy
Victoria unseats New South Wales as country's top performing economy.

Economy-wide spending growth slows in May
Monthly spending trend falls, though investor confidence remains high.

Retail sales to pick up, but profit to be harder to come by
Retail relief on the way, economists say.

GDP, falling petrol prices lift confidence
Consumer confidence recovers from two weeks of falls.

Australia’s stubborn growth problems are moving at a geologic pace
Unfortunately for the RBA, the health of the economy is not measured on the geologic time scale.

Surge in full-time work offsets fall in part-time jobs
Unemployment rate rises as more Aussies look for work.

Analysts give latest earnings round a tick
Current corporate earnings season shaping up to be a good one after no nasty surprises.

A free ride from the economy to lift your profit isn’t on the horizon
Australian retail businesses cannot continue to do what they are doing, the same way they are doing it.

Unavoidable costs to rise, shopper’s spare cash to drop
Consumers’ discretionary income expected to decline two years in a row for the first time since 1992, with all sectors i...

Three charts on: how part-time work is growing more slowly, but more men are doing it
The pattern of slowing growth in part-time employment is a long-term phenomenon.

Why retailers need two budget deficits
Why the impending economic challenges Australia faces should give retailers cause for reflection.

RBA cuts interest rate to record low
ARA hopeful RBA's decision can halt slide in retail sales growth.