AICD’s Chief Economist: Mark Thirlwell GAICD

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AICD’s Chief Economist:

Mark Thirlwell is the AICD’s Chief Economist. With 30 years’ experience, Mark’s weekly podcast and email newsletter keep members up to date on the key economic issues and forces shaping the environment in which directors operate.

 

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article 08 Dec 2023
No December rate increase as GDP growth falters
article 24 Nov 2023
Hawkish-sounding RBA prepares for changed policy framework
article 17 Nov 2023
Wage growth has a ‘four’ in front of it
article 10 Nov 2023
RBA ends policy pause, tightens again
article 03 Nov 2023
IMF and OECD offer Australia policy advice
article 27 Oct 2023
September quarter inflation reading puts pressure on RBA
article 20 Oct 2023
The RBA is sounding more hawkish as the unemployment rate falls
article 13 Oct 2023
Economy ‘limping along’
article 06 Oct 2023
New RBA Governor, Same Rate Pause
article 22 Sep 2023
A quiet week
article 29 Sep 2023
Fuel prices push up inflation in August
article 15 Sep 2023
Labour market remains resilient, consumers still unhappy
article 08 Sep 2023
Australia’s ‘per capita recession’ as RBA extends rate pause
article 01 Sep 2023
Inflation slows again
article 25 Aug 2023
An Intergenerational Report with a familiar message
article 18 Aug 2023
No labour market case for an RBA rate hike
article 11 Aug 2023
RBA pause fails to cheer Australia’s unhappy households
article 09 Jun 2023
400bp of rate increases…and more to come
article 04 Aug 2023
An extended pause for the RBA
article 28 Jul 2023
The inflation slowdown and next week’s RBA decision
article 16 Jun 2023
Mixed messages on the economy
article 24 Mar 2023
The Fed’s balancing act and the RBA
article 02 Jun 2023
An April inflation surprise
article 26 May 2023
A quiet week on the Australian data front
article 22 May 2023
Unemployment, wages growth both rise in April
article 12 May 2023
After 15 years of deficits, a Budget surplus
article 28 Apr 2023
Slowing inflation gives RBA (a bit of) room to pause
article 21 Apr 2023
RBA Review, RBA minutes and a dive into the latest DSI
article 14 Apr 2023
Rising risk of a hard landing for the world economy
article 06 Apr 2023
The RBA takes an Easter break
article 31 Mar 2023
Inflationary pressure eases
article 10 Mar 2023
After rate hike #10, time to hit pause?
article 17 Mar 2023
Strong labour market + global finance turmoil = conflicted RBA?
article 24 Feb 2023
Inflation, interest rates and the RBA

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