All posts by Michael Knox
Chief Economist and Director of Strategy
By Michael Knox
20 June 2019, 3:20 PM
The economy is much better than the GDP suggests, but there is much to be done
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By Michael Knox
27 May 2019, 10:15 AM
As MC of the RBA presentation I got to ask some questions up close.
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By Michael Knox
20 May 2019, 12:00 PM
Labor policy of taxing capital to subsidise consumption would have resulted in permanently lower growth.
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By Michael Knox
08 May 2019, 2:07 PM
The RBA is in the same position as the Fed. Employment is strong but inflation is weak. The RBA thinks core inflation will rise. When it falls they will be forced to cut rates.
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By Michael Knox
01 May 2019, 1:18 PM
The RBA is persistently underachieving its inflation target. It is now time to act.
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By Michael Knox
24 April 2019, 12:44 PM
This is more than twice the average growth rate of full time employment since January 2008.
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By Michael Knox
23 April 2019, 11:30 AM
Rising export commodity prices will beat out falling house prices and make the economy stronger than expected.
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By Michael Knox
10 April 2019, 1:01 PM
Usually when commodity prices go up, the Australian dollar goes up. Strangely, now that commodity prices have gone up, the Australian dollar has gone down.
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By Michael Knox
04 April 2019, 11:00 AM
While no one was looking, rising commodity prices were generating rising tax revenue.
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By Michael Knox
27 March 2019, 7:45 AM
The Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve now believes it has achieved its objective of a 2% inflation target and full employment.
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