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Tag Archives: gdp
Qld economy surviving, but not thriving
In his latest column, Stormy times for an economy in the doldrums, Ross Gittins refers to Queensland’s “below-par” growth in State Final Demand, one of the statistics released by the ABS last Wednesday as part of the March quarter National … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, gdp, gsp, nationalaccounts, qld, qldtreasury, queensland, sfd, statefinaldemand
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Upcoming Qld Treasury post-Budget briefing on Qld’s economic outlook
Today is National Accounts day, one of those four glorious days each year on which we receive the latest quarterly GDP figures for the national economy, this time for the March quarter. Alas, based on the partial indicators such as … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged gdp, gsp, qld, qldeconomy, qldtreasury, queensland
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Fantastic December quarter result for Qld economy
The December quarter National Accounts showed a strong rebound for the Australian economy, with economic growth at 1.1 percent for the quarter, while State Final Demand for Queensland grew at 0.9 percent over the quarter according to the ABS. (Note … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australianeconomy, gdp, nationalaccounts, qldeconomy, qldgovt
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Government right to rule out fiscal stimulus
The ½ percent GDP contraction in September quarter that the ABS published last week has raised a lot of questions about the current state of the economy, and whether the Government should do more in terms of economic reform or … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, capex, fiscalpolicy, fiscalstimulus, gdp, gsp, mundellfleming, nationalaccounts, qld, queensland, treasury
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Guest post from Joe Branigan: A quick refresher course in how to create jobs
I am delighted to publish this guest post from my friend and former Treasury colleague Joe Branigan, who is also attending today’s Jobs Growth Summit at Parliament House, Brisbane (see my previous post Jobs Growth Summit a great opportunity to … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, IR, Labour market, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged gdp, gsp, infrastructure, jobsgrowthsummit, naturalrate, qld, queensland, unemployment, unemploymentrate
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Economic outlook & collaborative economy presentation
The first day of the CPA Australia Not-for-Profit Conference was held in Brisbane today and I gave a presentation on the economic outlook and the collaborative economy that I gave in Sydney and Melbourne last week. My slides are available … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, nfps, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, automation, china, collaborativeeconomy, cpaaustralia, disruption, ecb, economy, eu, eurozone, gdp, inflation, internetofthings, japan, kaggle, nfps, oil, probonoeconos, rba, sharingeconomy, us
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What economic indicators should board directors monitor?
I have recently published an article on the website of the corporate governance consultancy firm Effective Governance, at which I am a specialist adviser, regarding: What Economic Indicators Should Board Directors Monitor? The article was inspired by a recent Harvard … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, boards, corporategovernance, cpi, directors, employment, gdp, inflation, jobs, rba, unemployment
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