labour force

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Fisher Investments Australia® reviews the unemployment rate’s shortcomings

The unemployment rate is one of the most scrutinised economic indicators, but it has its limits—and being aware of them can be useful.
Fisher Investments Australia®
Macro

Why Australia's latest jobs report may not gift a big rate hike in June

Roll up, roll up, we have yet another labour force surprise. But it's not the surprise we are used to. The good news? For the first time since 1974, unemployment is...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Macro

The battle between capital and labour and its crucial impact on inflation

Last week we were surprised to read comments from Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey suggesting that workers should not demand pay rises, lest they create a wage...
Pete Robinson
Challenger Investment Management
Macro

A sobering economic outlook

After basking in fever pitch risk-on sentiment in the previous week, global markets slumped last week as dour economic forecasts from the U.S. Federal Reserve and a...
David Bassanese
Betashares
Macro

Fauci and the Fed deliver rough news for global markets

Last week I talked about the market 'testing resistance', given the focus on whether the S&P 500 could break through recent highs of 2,930 and march onward to 3,000....
David Bassanese
Betashares

The ABS released its Detailed Labour Force data for the month of November 2014 which showed that unemployment rates declined in raw terms across most of the...

Pete Wargent
AllenWargent Property Buyers

The ABS released its less heralded Detailed Labour Force data for the month of October and it revealed a worrying disparity between capital city and regional...

Pete Wargent
AllenWargent Property Buyers

With the ABS Labour Force data revised once again in October, we take a look at the winners and losers at the state level. The macro picture shows a soft...

Pete Wargent
AllenWargent Property Buyers
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