Consumers Endorse Budget It is only early days however it appears that consumers are much happier with this year’s Budget compared to the last year’s. The ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer sentiment survey posted a 3.6% rise for the week ending May 17. It marks the biggest increase the weekly survey has experienced so far this […]

  Where to From Here Following the RBA and Federal Budget? There has been a lot to digest over the past two weeks from the RBA’s rate cut decision and subsequent Statement on Monetary Policy, the Federal Governments latest budget measures and a plethora of monthly data. With so much compounded into a short space, […]

Budget: Relying on increases of receipts  All eyes were fixed on Canberra last night as the Budget was set to be released and provide guidance for policy over the year ahead. After the poor reception of the last Budget and the much publicised “Budget emergency”, pundits were sure to be scrutinising every word for political power […]

All About the Budget In what is possibly the most boring television show of the year, the Commonwealth Budget will be released at 7:30pm tonight, AEST. Much like high school exams the content is worth a view as it will undoubtedly affect all Australians. Last year’s Budget was a worry for the economy as very […]

Employment Slips This month’s employment figures were a touch disappointing with total employment dipping by 2,900 jobs against expectations of a rise of 4,000. The unemployment rate was in line with expectations, rising 0.1% to 6.2% with the participation rate unchanged at 64.8%. The headline result won’t be viewed negatively after such a solid run […]