Germany’s labour market dilemma: rising unemployment despite vacancies
A job centre in Berlin. Despite thousands of vacancies, German firms are struggling to find candidates to fill…
Canada’s surprise jobs surge masks persistent labour market weakness as trade losses linger
Canada’s surprise jobs surge masks persistent labour market weakness as trade losses linger Proactive uses images sourced from…
Interest rates, inflation: Australia’s dollar jumps on rate hikes
Rising domestic interest rates have propelled the Australian dollar to a four-year high, delivering welcome news for overseas…
Crude oil price sparks Australia recession fears as unpredictability of Iran conflict continues
More than one million people would be jobless, inflation could double and Australia would plunge into a recession…
Mark Bouris reveals real reason interest rates are so high
ANALYSISEveryone in Australia right now feels like something’s off. You’re working, you’re earning, on paper the economy looks…
Moody’s says a US recession is increasingly ‘hard to avoid’ amid Iran war
The influential financial firm Moody’s warned that their leading AI-based economic model put the probability of a US…
‘Three in a row’: Bank’s rate grim prediction
The price of oil plunged overnight on the hope that world leaders would release reserves. Picture: NewsWire /…
Unemployment rate remains at 4.1pc in January, leading to talk of another rate rise
Australia’s unemployment rate remained at 4.1 per cent in January, the same as December, in seasonally adjusted terms.…
More indigestion for RBNZ as businesses’ expectations of future inflation rise
Businesses’ expectations of inflation have risen sharply in a move that will prompt more serious thinking for the…
China’s youth unemployment rate falls slightly in December as Beijing pledges more support
The jobless rate for those aged 16 to 24, excluding students, fell to 16.5 per cent last month…
Renewables Jobs See First Slowdown Amid Global Deployment Growth
New report calls for stronger public role in building domestic supply chains and inclusive workforce. Abu Dhabi, UAE/Geneva,…
Reserve Bank gets three green lights for OCR cut next week
Three out of three is definitely good for the Reserve Bank (RBNZ). Results are out from the final…