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What does China’s Stimulus mean for Australia?- Sept 2024
Amidst a prolonged, sluggish economic recovery post-Covid, Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hailed China’s prospective stimulus...
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Crest Economics
- Sep 25
- 2 min
US Fed Cuts Rate- Sept 2024
The US Federal Reserve has cut its interest rate by 0.5 percentage points, bringing it to a range of 4.75% to 5%. This reduction, the...
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Crest Economics
- Sep 8
- 1 min
Economic Pressures Mount Higher - Sept 2024
Australia’s economy has recorded its worst performance in over 30 years, notwithstanding the COVID-19 period. The ABS reported that GDP...
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Crest Economics
- Sep 4
- 1 min
Aussie Dollar Expected to Rise in Value - Sept 2024
Forex analysts predict that the Australian dollar could trade for as much as 70 US cents in the next 12 months. Over the past year, the...
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Crest Economics
- Aug 18
- 2 min
Australia’s Unemployment Rate rises to 4.2% - August 2024
Australia’s labour market is showing signs of strength and strain as the unemployment rate rises amid strong job growth. In July, the...
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Crest Economics
- Aug 12
- 2 min
ASX Loses $160bn in Two Days as US Recession Fears Prompt Sell-Off - August 2024
Australia’s share market has been rocked by its worst two-day decline since the onset of the pandemic, as mounting fears of a US...
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Crest Economics
- Aug 5
- 2 min
What’s happening with Inflation? - August 2024
The inflation crisis continues to display mixed outputs, though results seemingly show that the Australian economy is heading in the...
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Crest Economics
- Jul 22
- 1 min
Impact of Crowdstrike Outage on Australia- July 2024
The recent global tech outage that disrupted Australian banks, supermarkets, airports, and various businesses has drawn significant...
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Crest Economics
- Jul 17
- 1 min
ASX200 breaks into historic high on forecasts of Fed rate cuts- July 2024
The ASX200 benchmark jumped 0.73% to close at 8,018 points, a historic high threshold as investors swell with confidence ahead of the...
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Crest Economics
- Jun 29
- 1 min
Tightening regulations for Australian Supermarkets- June 2024
📈Tightening regulations for Australian Supermarkets- June 2024 📈 Mandatory behaviour codes for Australian supermarkets has recently...
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Crest Economics
- Jun 26
- 2 min
Recovering Trade with China- June 2024
Australia’s trade with China has soared to unprecedented levels in 2023, achieving a record A$219bn (US$145bn) following the removal of...
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Crest Economics
- Jun 18
- 1 min
Rising spare capacity: Australia's unemployment hits 4% - June 2024
Australia's job market is showing signs of vigorous health, with the unemployment rate dropping to 4% in May from 4.1% in April. The...
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Crest Economics
- Jun 2
- 1 min
Rising Inflation- June 2024
The RBA falls further into a dilemma as Australia’s most recent inflation print reveals it has risen 3.6% in the 12 months to April....
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Crest Economics
- May 21
- 1 min
What is the Budget saying?- May 2024
The Budget shows an expected surplus in the underlying cash balance for 2023-24 of $9.3 billion, a $10.4 billion positive turnaround from...
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Crest Economics
- Apr 30
- 1 min
War on inflation is far from over- Apr 2024
Latest inflation data for the March quarter has come in higher than expected at 1.0%, dimming hopes of a late year interest rate cut. CPI...
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Crest Economics
- Apr 14
- 1 min
High National House Prices- Apr 2024
Amidst a resilient economy, national house prices have set a record high for the 5th month in a row with the National Rent Index matching...
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Crest Economics
- Apr 1
- 2 min
Australian Wine to Return to China- Apr 2024
In a significant development for the Australian wine sector, China has officially announced the removal of previously imposed tariffs on...
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Crest Economics
- Mar 25
- 1 min
Latest Unemployment Figures in Australia Take a U-Turn- March 2024
Australia’s jobless rate dived down to 3.7% from 4.1% in February, as employers seemingly shrug off any signs of an economic slowdown....
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Crest Economics
- Mar 19
- 2 min
Slowing growth- March 2024
Rate cuts may be looming towards the end of the year, as Australia’s economic growth hits its lowest point since early 2021, when the...
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Crest Economics
- Feb 29
- 2 min
Strong wage growth for the first time in a long time- Feb 2024
The labour market in Australia is posed for resilience in 2024, with anticipated wage increases outstripping inflation and a decrease in...
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