Reserve Bank chief economist Sarah Hunter warns of more frequent supply shocks
Reserve Bank chief economist Sarah Hunter says global supply shocks appear to be occurring more frequently and the…
Japan’s appeal to foreign workers falls on low wages and weak yen
Japan immigration Survey shows 83.7% interested in working outside country, with South Korea top choice A Vietnamese technical…
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Economy on recovery track despite manufacturing setback due to chip boom: KDI
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China’s market regulator intensifies crackdown on ‘involutionary’ competition
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Photo: VCG China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has stepped up…
US trade deficit surges amid artificial intelligence spending boom | Business and Economy News
Imbalance soars to $77.6bn in May as imports outpaced exports, driven by pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. Published On 7…
RBA’s Hunter: Board will intervene as necessary to bring inflation back to target
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter said on Wednesday that the central bank will act…
US oil production and consumption trends in 6 charts
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Economists say means-testing NZ Super makes sense
Just over 2 percent of all people aged over 65 are still earning more than $180,000 a year,…
Labor national conference: Activists push to reform Reserve Bank inflation targeting amid voter concerns
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If productivity can’t be measured (and it can’t), how can we improve it?
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Australia’s data centre boom and surge in AI infrastructure is fuelling inflation and worker shortages
The Reserve Bank is concerned that the recent explosion in data centre investment could compete with Australian businesses…