Tag Archives: lockdowns

ABS reveals big impact of lockdowns on retail trade + today’s livestream link

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Let’s hope the Queensland Government doesn’t impose a lockdown in response to the new cases coming out of Goondiwindi, as the ABS’s estimates of retail turnover for September quarter show us once more the large adverse impact that lockdowns have … Continue reading →

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Weekly wrap up – Aussie reopening, Kiwi inflation, oil and petrol prices, and Bitcoin news

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Gene Tunny

My latest Friday livestream covered: accelerating NZ inflation and the implications for interest rates of accelerating inflation in advanced economies more broadly; the great Australian reopening and booming job vacancies (i.e. as noted by the National Skills Commission “Nationally job … Continue reading →

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Good sign the Great COVID Panic will end in Qld soon

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Gene Tunny

A few weeks ago I observed that it took the NRL Grand Final for the Queensland Government to adopt a more rational approach to the pandemic, and now, thankfully, there are further signs of rationality from the Government, with the … Continue reading →

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Lockdowns reduce retail trade 14-17% in NSW and ACT compared with pre-lockdown levels

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Thankfully, and better late than never, the upcoming NRL Grand Final has forced the Queensland Government to recognise the large economic costs associated with lockdowns, and it has decided not to panic this time, and surprisingly it has not yet … Continue reading →

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Lockdowns cause hours worked to fall below pre-pandemic levels

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Gene Tunny

In August, according to the latest ABS Labour Force data, total hours worked were well below March 2020 levels in NSW (-11.1%), and they were 2.9% below nationally and 0.9% below in Queensland (see the chart below). Victoria was slightly … Continue reading →

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Threat of rolling lockdowns and longer border closures damaging business confidence

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Gene Tunny

It’s no wonder many in the Queensland business community are anxious and desperate, as the Courier-Mail is reporting, given the Premier’s apparent abandonment of the national plan on reopening the economy (see Queensland business suffering mental and financial health crisis … Continue reading →

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Lockdowns podcast chat with Senator Malcolm Roberts

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Gene Tunny

One thing that has really shocked me during the pandemic is just how heartless, inconsistent, and hypocritical government policy can be, even when it is directed at promoting the greater good. The latest example of that is obviously the Queensland … Continue reading →

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Qld economy should cope better than NSW and Vic. economies, but our tourism regions will suffer badly

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Gene Tunny

The ongoing economic fallout of the Delta outbreak continued this week, regardless of the statistical anomaly, due to people leaving the workforce, that was the reported 4.6% national unemployment rate for July. Queensland had the highest unemployment rate (5.2%) among … Continue reading →

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All going down together

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Gene Tunny

What an awful month it’s been so far. For the first time in 12 months, the Gold Coast airport had no flights one day earlier this week, as reported by the Courier-Mail. Businesses across the country are pleading for help. … Continue reading →

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Higher coal prices helping Qld economy and state budget in this time of rolling lockdowns

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Coking and thermal coal prices have recovered massively from their pandemic-induced lows in 2020, providing much-needed help to the Queensland economy and state budget in this time of rolling lockdowns. In the chart below are the one-month and twelve-month-ahead futures … Continue reading →

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