Cliff Notes: Responsive Policy

Cliff Notes: Responsive Policy

Key insights from the week that was. In Australia, Q1 GDP confirmed that the economy started the year on a weak footing, rising just 0.2% to be up 1.3% over the year. Compositionally, the roll-off of energy rebates saw a portion of spending re-allocated from governments to households; but overall, the pulse in the domestic […]

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US: Payrolls Rise 139k in May, Unemployment Rate Holds at 4.2%

US: Payrolls Rise 139k in May, Unemployment Rate Holds at 4.2%

The U.S. economy added 139k jobs in May, slightly above the consensus forecast of 125k. But revisions for the prior two months subtracted a meaningful 95k jobs. Smoothing through the volatility, non-farm payrolls averaged 135k over the last three-months, only a touch lower than the 144k averaged over the twelve-month period. Private payrolls rose 140k […]

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