Category: E – Oliver’s Insights
Econosights – how much more excess savings do consumers have
Insights: Why the need to lift productivity – and why it might be hard
Why the need to lift productivity Download PDF version Insights: Why the need to lift productivity – and why it might be hard Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Key points – The last 20 years have seen a slump in productivity growth in Australia from over 2% pa to less than 1% pa. This has curtailed growth in living standards and real wages. It will adversely affect asset class returns …
Oliver’s insights – goldilocks versus recession
recession
Weekly market update 11-08-2023
Econosights – financial literacy gender gap
Weekly market update 04-08-2023
Oliver’s insights – leading and lagging indicators
Weekly market update 28-07-2023
The confusing economic picture
The confusing economic picture – why you need to know the difference between leading and lagging economic indicators Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Download PDF version Key points For nearly 30 years Australia had benign economic cycles so the current environment may be a bit of a shock for many. Still low unemployment and still high inflation despite slowing economic growth are not that unusual because they both normally lag …