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Australians’ average earnings decline as low-wage jobs recover
February 24, 2021 08:53 PM PST| By Ashisho put downward pressure on the average, said Bjorn Jarvis, head of Labour Statistics, ABS. The average earnings for full-time adults declined marginally in November 2020 amid a recovery in low-paid jobs, hours and wages. The average weekly ordin...
BoC Cuts Back Provincial Bond-Buying, Continues Quantitative Easing
February 24, 2021 06:35 AM PST| By Shreya BiswasSource: Shutterstock Summary The Bank of Canada said on Tuesday that it has decided to reduce its Provincial Bond Purchase Program (PBPP). The top Canadian lender reportedly said that it will conduct the PBPP once a week instead of twice from...
Government announces £700-mn booster for getting children back to schools
February 24, 2021 06:15 AM PST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe government on Wednesday announced a multi-million relief package for the education sector to ascertain a comprehensive recovery as England readies to exit the national lockdown. The funding support has been announced afte.....
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Why Have Holiday Bookings Suddenly Surged?
February 23, 2021 10:46 PM PST| By Team Kalkine Mediabookings; Greece, Spain, Turkey are the most favoured destinations. PM Boris Johnson’s announcement of the exit plan from lockdown led to a spike in holiday bookings. Johnson announced on Monday that the international travel ban might be l...
Why Australian wages grew at slowest pace in December quarter
February 23, 2021 08:18 PM PST| By Ashishate sector outpaced the public sector in wage growth during the period under review. The Australian wages grew at the slowest pace on record in the December quarter even as the economy recovered from the coronavirus-induced restrictions. The slo...
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RBNZ keeps OCR unchanged at 0.25% hints at prolonged stimulus
February 23, 2021 08:05 PM PST| By Manikarebound in NZ is better than expected, it is uneven and uncertain. As expected, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) kept the official cash rate unchanged at 0.25%, as announced in its first monetary policy statement for 2021. The Monetary C....
Why UK’s Staggering Unemployment Rate Is A Cause of Concern
February 23, 2021 05:50 AM PST| By Team Kalkine Mediareased about 83,000 in January The Covid-19 pandemic has led the unemployment rate in the UK, rising to 5.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020, government data from Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. Compared to the third quarter,...
Roadmap to Recovery: Prime Minister Boris Johnson Unveils the 4-Step Plan
February 23, 2021 04:37 AM PST| By Team Kalkine MediaAddressing the House of Commons on Monday (22 February), British Prime Minister Boris Johnson disclosed a four-step cautious roadmap for the removal of lockdown restrictions. The new strain of the coronavirus that had emerged in the Unit.....
UKEF Launches Financing Scheme to Amplify Exports
February 23, 2021 04:32 AM PST| By Team Kalkine MediaWith the completion of the Brexit transition and the introduction of the newly-orchestrated arrangement between the United Kingdom and the European Union, the government is taking periodic measures in order to keep up the cross-border trade.....
Sunak may extend coronavirus support into summer
February 22, 2021 11:08 PM PST| By Team Kalkine Medianavirus restrictions are still in place can be effectively managed. Rishi Sunak, finance minister, UK is all set to spend billions of pounds to keep supporting the economy over the next four months, as the ongoing lockdown threatens survival of...
What drove the decline in Australia’s January exports
February 22, 2021 07:56 PM PST| By AshishThe global car manufacturing resulted in shortage of supplies. Australia recorded a goods trade surplus, even as import and export of goods fell in January 2021. While the goods trade surplus stood at A$8.8 billion, imports and exports dec....
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How COVID-19 hit private health insurance industry’s performance in 2020
February 22, 2021 05:56 PM PST| By Ashishrlier part of the year negatively impacted the investment earnings. Australia’s private health insurance sector was significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic last year as profit plunged due to negligible premium growth and muted i...
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Is Australia also staring at a housing crisis, will RBA impose lending restrictions like NZ?
February 22, 2021 05:49 PM PST| By Manikaedia.com/storage/uploads/original/1614045223_60346027d5526_mceclip0.png" /> After the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) took steps to cool off the property market and reinstate lending restrictions for property investors, Australia is also closel...
PM Boris Johnson To Announce Lockdown Exit Roadmap Today
February 22, 2021 01:10 AM PST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe restrictions are likely to be removed in a phased manner. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to declare an exit roadmap from the national lockdown on Monday, 22 February, under which the government will be issuing definitive guidelin.....
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Have the UK hiring intentions improved in 2021?
February 22, 2021 12:52 AM PST| By Team Kalkine Mediation, information and communications, insurance, finance, and healthcare. Businesses in the UK have shown strong hiring intension in Q1 this year for the first after the coronavirus outbreak. According to the latest results of CIP...
Sunak delays business rates review until autumn
February 20, 2021 08:51 PM PST| By Team Kalkine MediaChancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak is expected to delay the final report on business rates’ review for the November, a Financial Times news report stated. The business rate report is a crucial part of Sunak’s promise for provid.....
Canada Records Largest Retail Sales Drop In Dec 2020 Since Pandemic
February 20, 2021 08:34 PM PST| By Team Kalkine MediaAs public health measures tightened near the end of the year in the midst of rising coronavirus cases, Canada recorded the largest decline in retail sales in the month of December 2020 since pandemic-triggered April lows, noted Statistics Canada. .....
Will Facebook Block News In Canada After Australia?
February 19, 2021 03:54 AM PST| By Ipsita SarkarCourtesy: Pixabay Summary Canada to introduce law requiring tech companies to pay for using content. Facebook blocks Australian news in content row but may face a similar situation in Canada. Some 10 to 15 countries may bring similar legislatio...
Why the UK consumer confidence index rose in February
February 19, 2021 02:13 AM PST| By Kunal SawhneyThe Growth for Knowledge (GfK) has found that the UK consumer confidence index has risen to -23 in February, indicating a five-point increase. In January, the index was at -28. The British consum.....
How Johnson's 100-Day Target for New Covid-19 Vaccine Will Help Countries
February 18, 2021 09:57 PM PST| By Team Kalkine MediaPrime Minister Boris Johnson has set out a 100-day target for developing new Covid-19 vaccines alongside calling on world leaders to back the collective efforts in expediting the development programme for new treatments, tests, and vaccines.....
