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EKONOMI AUSTRALIA

Australian Retail Sales Jump in November on Black Friday Offers
Tuesday, 9 January 2024 14:47 WIB | Root

Australian retail sales jumped by more than economists had predicted in November as consumers brought forward their Christmas shopping to take advantage of Black Friday discounts. Sales jumped 2% from a month earlier, compared with estimates for a 1.2% rise, Australian Bureau of Statistics data...

Australian Unemployment Hits 1-1/2 Year High Despite Job Gains
Thursday, 14 December 2023 14:41 WIB | Root

Australia jobless rate rose to the highest level in 1-1/2 years in November as an increase in people seeking work outweighed a surge in hiring. Unemployment rose to 3.9%, the highest level since May 2022, from an upwardly revised 3.8% a month earlier, Australian Bureau of Statistics data...

Australia Economy Surprisingly Slows as Rate Hikes Damp Spending
Wednesday, 6 December 2023 14:29 WIB | Root

Australia’s economy surprisingly slowed sharply in the three months through September as consumers hunkered down in the face of rising borrowing costs while exports detracted from growth.  Gross domestic product advanced 0.2% from the prior quarter, slower than economists’ estimate of a 0.5%...

Australia Holds Key Rate at 12-Year High as Prices Begin to Cool
Tuesday, 5 December 2023 17:32 WIB | Root

Australia’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged at its final meeting of the year as cooling inflation and a softening labor market suggest its policy tightening to date is gaining traction. The Reserve Bank maintained its cash rate at a 12-year high of 4.35% — as forecast by all but one...

Australia’s Monthly Inflation Cools, Boosting Case for RBA Pause
Wednesday, 29 November 2023 14:28 WIB | Root

Australia’s monthly inflation gauge snapped two months of acceleration in October, bolstering the case for the Reserve Bank to resume pausing interest rates next week. The consumer price indicator rose 4.9% in October from a year earlier, the first reading for the fourth quarter and lower than...

Australia Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fall as Rate Hikes Take Toll
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 14:34 WIB | Root

Australian retail sales unexpectedly fell in October, in a sign that the Reserve Bank’s aggressive interest-rate increases are beginning to weigh on households. Sales dropped 0.2% from a month earlier, compared with estimates for a 0.1% rise, Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed Tuesday....

Australia’s Inflation Test Is More ‘Homegrown,’ RBA Chief Says
Wednesday, 22 November 2023 22:28 WIB | Root

Australia’s remaining inflation challenge is “increasingly homegrown and demand driven” compared with earlier supply-side disruptions, with implications for policy, Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock said. “If inflation is simply the product of global supply disruptions or other...

Australian Jobs Surge in Oct, but Labor Market Still Seen Cooling
Thursday, 16 November 2023 14:51 WIB | Root

Australia’s labor market grew more than expected in October as the participation rate returned to record highs, although an increase in unemployment and a slowing pace of hours worked suggested that the labor market was still cooling. The total number of employed people grew by 55,000 in October,...

Australia Wages Post Largest Rise on Record in Q3
Wednesday, 15 November 2023 15:10 WIB | Root

Australian wages posted the largest increase on record last quarter as a sharp rise in minimum wages benefited millions of workers, while intense competition among employers also pushed up many individual pay deals. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics out on Wednesday showed its wage...

Australia’s Surprisingly Strong Retail Sales Fuel Rate Hike Bets
Monday, 30 October 2023 14:48 WIB | Root

Australian retail sales surpassed expectations in September, an outcome that will likely boost the Reserve Bank’s confidence that the economy can withstand further interest rate hikes. Sales advanced 0.9% from a month earlier, far exceeding estimates for a 0.3% rise, Australian Bureau of...

Australia’s Faster-Than-Expected Inflation Keeps Hike in Play
Wednesday, 25 October 2023 14:25 WIB | Root

Australia’s inflation rate came in faster than expected in the three months through September, bolstering the case for the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates next month after four meetings of standing pat. The consumer price index advanced 5.4% in the third quarter from a year earlier, more...

RBA ‘Will Not Hesitate’ to Hike If CPI Outlook Raised Materially
Tuesday, 24 October 2023 21:42 WIB | Root

Australia’s central bank “will not hesitate” to raise interest rates further if there’s a material upgrade to its inflation outlook, new Governor Michele Bullock said, in her strongest reference yet to the threat of renewed price pressures. “Our focus remains on bringing inflation back...

Australian Unemployment Unexpectedly Falls to 3.6% in September
Thursday, 19 October 2023 14:27 WIB | Root

Australian unemployment surprisingly declined in September as fewer people sought work, while hiring came in weaker than economists had anticipated. The jobless rate slid to 3.6% from the prior month, having hovered in a range of 3.4%-3.7% since June last year, Australian Bureau of...

Australia's central bank saw upside risks to inflation at Oct policy meeting
Tuesday, 17 October 2023 14:42 WIB | Root

Australia's central bank considered raising rates at its recent policy meeting but judged there was not enough new information to warrant a move, though more would be available for its November meeting. Minutes of its Oct. 3 policy meeting released on Tuesday showed the Reserve Bank of Australia...

Australian Retail Sales Cool, Boosting Case to Extend Rate Pause
Thursday, 28 September 2023 15:27 WIB | Root

Australian retail sales rose at a weaker pace than expected in August in a sign that the Reserve Bank’s rapid interest-rate increases are weighing on the economy.  Sales advanced 0.2% from a month earlier, slightly below estimates for a 0.3% rise, Australian Bureau of Statistics...

Australia’s Inflation Accelerates, Keeping Rate Hike in Play
Wednesday, 27 September 2023 15:20 WIB | Root

Australia’s monthly inflation gauge accelerated, reflecting global trends amid higher oil prices, bolstering the case for the Reserve Bank to hike at least one more time. The consumer price indicator rose 5.2% in August from a year earlier, matching economists’ estimates, Australian Bureau of...

Australian Jobs Gains Show Economy Is Absorbing RBA Rate Shock
Thursday, 14 September 2023 15:21 WIB | Root

Australian jobs rebounded in August following a surprise drop while the unemployment rate held steady, suggesting the labor market is managing to cope with the Reserve Bank’s 12 interest-rate increases.  The economy added 64,900 roles from the prior month, compared with estimates for a...

Australian Economy Withstands Rate Hikes as Exports Drive Growth
Wednesday, 6 September 2023 15:22 WIB | Root

Australia’s economy maintained momentum in the three months through June driven by strong export demand for goods and services, suggesting a still-solid impulse in the face of 12 interest-rate increases. Gross domestic product advanced 0.4% from the prior quarter, in line with economists’...

Australia Retail Sales Unexpectedly Rebound on Women’s World Cup
Monday, 28 August 2023 15:23 WIB | Root

Australian retail sales rebounded surprisingly strongly in July, suggesting the nation’s heavily indebted households retain spending power even after the Reserve Bank’s 12 interest-rate increases. Sales advanced 0.5% from a month earlier, when they declined 0.8% and compared with...

Australian Unemployment Jumps in July as Rate Rises Take Toll
Thursday, 17 August 2023 15:23 WIB | Root

Australia’s unemployment rate rose more than expected in July as the economy shed jobs, signaling the labor market may be approaching a turning point and sending the currency lower. The jobless rate climbed to 3.7% from 3.5%, having hovered in a range of 3.4%-3.7% since June last...


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Thursday, 11 December 2025 04:40 WIB

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said that it would start buying short-dated government bonds to help manage market liquidity levels to ensure the...

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Fed Expected to Cut Interest Rates, But May Signal a Coming Pause
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 20:16 WIB

The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates on Wednesday as policymakers grapple with a data gap caused by the recent government...

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US Employment Costs Rise Less Than Expected
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 20:43 WIB

Compensation costs for civilian workers in the United States increased 0.8% in the third quarter of 2025, slowing from a 0.9% increase in the...

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Asia Greens After Fed Cut, But Pause Signals Raise Caution
Thursday, 11 December 2025 07:45 WIB

Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Thursday morning after the Federal Reserve delivered its third interest rate cut this year. The Fed cut the...

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