The Narrow Path Says Rate Hikes Are Coming In Australia!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog

Jul 18 2024 | 00:11:17

00:00 / 00:11:17

Show Notes

The ABS released the latest employment data today, and in response, investors have bumped up their bets on an August interest rate rise after the jobs market recorded another month of strong employment gains in June. As always there is a degree of numberwanging here, and the numbers are being flattered by the still strong migration, but the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by less than 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 per cent in June, With employment rising by around 50,200 people and the number of unemployed growing by 10,000 people, the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.1 per cent, […]

Other Episodes

Episode

February 09, 2024 • 00:44:41

Which Households Are Hurting The Most - According To The RBA?

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock was back in front of the bright lights, appearing at a House Economics Committee Hearing on Friday. I have...

Episode 0

May 30, 2020 • 00:36:47

Australia - In The Eye Of The Storm And Heading Over The Cliff? [Podcast]

My latest conversation with Journalist Tarric Brooker. Where are we headed, and will the right decisions be made? Tarric uses the handle @AvidCommentator on...

Episode

March 18, 2020 • 00:40:50

After The Deluge… [Podcast]

Robbie Barwick and I discuss what should happen next. https://www.propublica.org/article/how-south-korea-scaled-coronavirus-testing-while-the-us-fell-dangerously-behind Dr Wilson Sy – The Economy of the Lucky Country (Part 1) – How...