Some key July Australian economic readings are showing a better-than-expected lift in economic activity, surprising given that Melbourne and parts of regional Victoria were placed under tighter restrictions to contain a second wave of Covid-19 infections. The...
Covid-19 infection waves are proving hard to predict. Look no further than New Zealand where after more than 100 days of no community infection an outbreak has occurred requiring its largest city, Auckland, to be locked down. In Australia, there is hope but no...
Interest rates have been trending downwards in most major economies for the past three decades. Factors associated with driving falling interest rates have included declining long-term average economic growth rates; lower inflation; and at times imbalance between...