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Category Archives: Macroeconomy
The indicators look great, but the recovery is very uneven across the economy
In the vicinity of my office at the Johnson Hotel on Boundary St, Spring Hill, I see the ongoing impacts of the pandemic on the economy. The hotel restaurant-cafe Tumbling Stone hasn’t reopened since it shut in March last year, … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy
Tagged abs, australia, buildingindustry, consumerconfidence, consumersentiment, hospitality, jobs, johnson, qld, queensland, springhill, tourism, unemploymentrate
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More action, less talk needed on vaccines
Business people know meetings can crowd out action and, hence, meetings should be minimised to only those absolutely necessary and they should be action-focussed (e.g. short and sharp Scrum meetings of the team members directly involved in a project, meaning … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged australianeconomy, businessconditions, coronavirus, covid-19, nab, nationalcabinet, vaccines
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Podcast chat with Nicholas Gruen on freeing fiscal policy from political tinkering
The latest episode of my Economics Explored podcast features a conversation I had earlier this week with Nicholas Gruen of Lateral Economics regarding his recent Financial Times opinion piece on the need for an independent fiscal policy advisory body. In … Continue reading
Six houses, alike in dignity… not much else – guest post by Brendan Markey-Towler
This guest post by my good friend and fellow Queensland economist Dr Brendan Markey-Towler makes some excellent points regarding Queensland’s economic recovery from the COVID-recession – e.g. consumption spending has been goosed up by government benefits and, apart from in … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged australia, businessinvestment, coronavirus, covid-19, economy, federation, housing, jobkeeper, jobseeker, nsw, qld, victoria, wa
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Another costly unnecessary lockdown for Brisbane
It’s obvious now we were lulled into a false sense of security several weeks ago by Queensland CHO Jeannette Young when she said future lockdowns were unlikely. Our CHO has panicked once again, caused the Premier a sleepless night, and … Continue reading
Big test ahead for economy & will we regret all the lockdowns?
The latest retail trade figures from the ABS illustrate the challenge the Australian economy faces over the next few months with JobKeeper and the JobSeeker Coronavirus Supplement ending soon. Household disposable incomes have been boosted by all the generous assistance … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Retail trade
Tagged australia, chiefhealthofficer, coronarvirus, covid-19, economicsexplored, jobkeeper, jobseeker, lockdowns, qld, queensland, retailtrade, schools
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Cairns economy post-JobKeeper – conversation with Pete Faulkner of Conus
Queenslanders are waiting anxiously for the state government’s COVID media conference this morning, to learn what’s happening with the infection of the doctor at the PA Hospital. Let’s hope our authorities take into account the fact the vaccine is being … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Macroeconomy
Tagged australia, brisbane, cairns, coronavirus, covid-19, flights, jobkeeper, planekeeper, qld, queensland
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Role of Treasury in economic policy conversation with Paul Tilley – latest Economics Explored episode
When I spoke with Scott Emerson on his 4BC Drive program last Thursday, I mentioned the federal Treasury would be currently working on options to extend JobKeeper in some form to tourism-dependent businesses. The Treasury has been prominent in developing … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Macroeconomy
Tagged australia, bonds, centralbank, debt, economicpolicy, economics, government, mint, treasury, uk, usa
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Qld Premier highlights my JobKeeper comments in Instagram post
Thanks to John McCarthy for yesterday’s InQld story picking up my comments in yesterday’s QEW post regarding the need for the federal government to extend JobKeeper in some form for tourism-dependent businesses. John’s story has been noticed and shared by … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Macroeconomy
Tagged australia, aviation, cairns, coronavirus, covid-19, depression, hospitality, inqld, jobkeeper, qld, queensland, tourism
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Recovery has been better than expected (especially in Qld), but let’s see what happens when JobKeeper ends
Whoever looks after the Queensland Premier’s Instagram account is a social media grandmaster (e.g. see the post below). The regular reminders of the imminent end of JobKeeper on 28 March are contributing to pressure on the federal government to implement … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged abs, australia, buildingindustry, cairns, covid-19, gdp, jobkeeper, qld, qldeconomy, statefinaldemand
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