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Strong start for job growth- May 2023
The Albanese government has been praised for achieving the “strongest start for jobs growth for any new Australian government in history”...
Crest Economics
May 24, 20232 min read
Federal Budget 2023: Winners and Losers- May 2023
Boasting cost-of-living relief, housing, healthcare and clean energy measures in the budget, Anthony Albanese’s second budget since being...
Crest Economics
May 16, 20232 min read
Tightening of cash rate- May 2023
Off the back of the RBA review, the overnight cash rate has been tightened again to 3.85%. With the urgency of returning inflation to its...
Crest Economics
May 6, 20232 min read
Coal exports to China- Apr 2023
In recent months, movements of trade between China and Australia have begun to pick up pace with China’s import of Australian coal...
Crest Economics
Apr 25, 20232 min read
RBA Shakeup- Apr 2023
The RBA review was released to the public and the Reserve Bank recently, following a comprehensive inquiry into the bank’s...
Crest Economics
Apr 21, 20231 min read
Australia finally prompted to act amidst climate crisis- Apr 2023
After the recent Labour Party win, Australia’s parliament has passed the country’s most monumental emissions reduction legislation with a...
Crest Economics
Apr 10, 20231 min read
UK joins CPTPP- Apr 2023
Post Brexit, Britain finally has something to show for it in joining the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific...
Crest Economics
Apr 3, 20233 min read
Sydney’s Housing Market- March 2023
The Sydney real estate market has been on a rollercoaster ride in recent years, experiencing both significant growth and downturns....
Crest Economics
Mar 28, 20233 min read
A cautionary tale of crumbling financial giants- March 2023
The economic world, shaken by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, is reminded once again by a familiar tale in 2008 when the sub-prime...
Crest Economics
Mar 14, 20232 min read
Decline in Real Wages- February 2023
Money trees may no longer be the perfect place for shade seeing as Australia has just experienced their largest decline in real wages on...
Crest Economics
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Impact of earthquake on Turkey- February 2023
Turkey faces a difficult road to economic recovery following massive earthquakes that crippled critical infrastructure, with the death...
Crest Economics
Feb 14, 20232 min read
New price cap announced on Russian petroleum products- February 2023
The Price Cap Coalition, consisting of Australia, Canada, Japan US and EU, have announced new price limits on ‘seaborne Russian-origin...
Crest Economics
Feb 7, 20231 min read
What’s happening with the exchange rate? – Jan 2023
China's reawakening is expected to bring about a fresh wave of demand for key Aussie exports, a trend that is likely to underpin a strong...
Crest Economics
Jan 31, 20232 min read
Australian trade relations with China to a rocky start – Jan 2023
Ferguson Australia Group, Andrew Ferguson says it’s been a “pretty tough few years” for Australia since China stopped seafood trade with...
Crest Economics
Jan 19, 20231 min read
What China reopening means for the Australian economy – Jan 2023
China’s reopening brings a glimmer of economic positivity amid sluggish forward outlooks in Australia. Forever the bastion of Australia’s...
Crest Economics
Jan 10, 20231 min read
Recession will hit a third of the world this year, IMF warns– Jan 2023
IMF chief, Kristalina Georgeiva, raises concerns about the global economy due to the slowdown in China from the spread of COVID-19. The...
Crest Economics
Jan 5, 20231 min read
China is open for business- December 2022
In a pivot away from strict lockdown guidelines, China is finally opening back up. Mass testing alongside other requirements such as...
Crest Economics
Dec 20, 20221 min read
Australian banks reduces lending to at-risk sectors - December 2022
A recent finding by APRA reveals that Australian banks may be more vulnerable to economic downturns as they face threefold increase in...
Crest Economics
Dec 7, 20221 min read
Industrial relation bill sets new controversial changes – November 2022
Labor is confident that its industrial relations bill will pass this year after a deal with the senator David Pocock to boost safeguards...
Crest Economics
Nov 29, 20221 min read
Pressure on real wages – November 2022
As inflation continues on its upward trajectory, real wages are an area of the economy talking a large hit. The September quarter came...
Crest Economics
Nov 23, 20222 min read
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