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Crest Economics
1 day ago2 min read
📈Australia’s Economic Growth Update - March 2025 📈
Australia’s economy grew by 0.6% in the December quarter and 1.3% throughout 2024. The data showed GDP per person increased by 0.1% in...
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Crest Economics
Mar 52 min read
📈What does Trump’s tariffs mean for the global economy? - March 2025 📈
Donald Trump’s return to presidency has caused the re-emergence of tariffs as a significant concern that is certain to impact both the...
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Crest Economics
Feb 252 min read
What may rate cuts mean for the year ahead? - Feb 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia cut cash rates this February from the 13-year high of 4.35% to 4.1%, the first decrease in four years. With...
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Crest Economics
Nov 10, 20241 min read
Trump prepares for second term: What it means for Australia - Nov 2024
The incoming Trump administration has flagged its core economic agenda: lowering taxes, raising tariffs, withdrawing from key global...
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Crest Economics
Nov 3, 20241 min read
What may rate cuts mean for housing? - Nov 2024
With rate cuts around the corner, uncertainty around the housing market continues to brew. Although CoreLogic’s Home Value Index (HVI)...
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Crest Economics
Oct 13, 20241 min read
Rising Oil Prices for Australians- Oct 2024
Partisan debates over the Middle East conflict have dominated politics recently. Although, the issue feels distant to Australia,...
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Crest Economics
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20241 min read
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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