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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...
Crest Economics
Jul 22, 20241 min read
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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...
Crest Economics
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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Tightening regulations for Australian Supermarkets- June 2024
📈Tightening regulations for Australian Supermarkets- June 2024 📈 Mandatory behaviour codes for Australian supermarkets has recently...
Crest Economics
Jun 29, 20241 min read
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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...
Crest Economics
Jun 26, 20242 min read
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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...
Crest Economics
Jun 18, 20241 min read
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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....
Crest Economics
Jun 2, 20241 min read
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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...
Crest Economics
May 21, 20241 min read
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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...
Crest Economics
Apr 30, 20241 min read
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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...
Crest Economics
Apr 14, 20241 min read
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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...
Crest Economics
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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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...
Crest Economics
Mar 19, 20242 min read
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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...
Crest Economics
Feb 29, 20242 min read
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Swift Boost to the Australian Economy- Feb 2024
As Taylor Swift kicked off her Eras tour in Australia on Friday, the Australian economy is likely to ripple with a boost of spending ....
Crest Economics
Feb 20, 20241 min read
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RBA Governor in the Hot Seat- Feb 2024
New insights about interest rates and taming inflation have appeared as RBA Governor, Michele Bullock appeared before the Economics...
Crest Economics
Feb 13, 20242 min read
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Falling Inflation- Feb 2024
Recent data from the Bureau of Statistics highlights a significant transition in Australia’s economic landscape, specifically regarding...
Crest Economics
Feb 5, 20241 min read
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WEF paints a grim outlook for the Global Economy- Jan 2024
The 2024 World Economic Forum's annual summit held last week in the Swiss town of Davos brought forward a week-long discussion on key...
Crest Economics
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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What’s happening with the stock market?- Jan 2024
The US Stock market suffers a loss in the in the first week of 2024, breaking a nine-week-long streak of gains. Amidst a stronger than...
Crest Economics
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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Australia avoided recession in 2023. What about for 2024?- Dec 2023
Fortunately Australia dodged its fears of entering a technical recession during 2023 thanks to a migration surge, with more than half a...
Crest Economics
Dec 31, 20232 min read
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Unwrapping Australia’s latest unemployment data- Dec 2023
Australia’s unemployment rose to 3.9% last month, higher than a forecasted 3.8% as the economy added 61,500 new jobs in November. Bjorn...
Crest Economics
Dec 20, 20231 min read
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Australia at COP28- Dec 2023
Crowned as the most influential climate summit since the COP21 meeting which birthed the Paris Agreement, the 2023 United Nations Climate...
Crest Economics
Dec 4, 20232 min read
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