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Between March and December last year, Australian productivity – GDP per hours worked – actually declined 4.1 per cent.

LAST week the Beyond Growth Conference, the biggest European conference to discuss an alternative economic model, took place in Brussels. Over…

The UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.3% in March, according to the Office of National Statistics. And though the country is likely to narrowly avoid an official recession in 2023, just as it did the previous year, the economy is projected to hit the worst growth rates since the Great…

New IMF report shows “a big upgrade to the UK’s growth forecast” says Jeremy Hunt, with UK expected to grow by 0.4% this year not shrink by 0.3%

Stock market analysts have expressed unease about the post-election political situation, saying a delay in the formation of a new government would affect the country's GDP and encourage foreign investors to continue dumping Thai shares.

It was a great week in the overall market this week. The S&P 500 ($SPX) (SPY) finished up over 1% with most of that run coming in the second half of the week.

RECAP: Asian shares rose on Friday as increased hopes of a deal over the US debt ceiling and strong economic data lifted sentiment, while Japan's Nikkei index jumped to its highest level in nearly 33 years.

The Govt is committed to a target of getting investment to 2% of GDP as a way to “help build a high-skill, knowledge-based and more productive economy”. This is not a Budget to get us there.

The election result is already out and Thailand is heading for a big policy change. As the party with most seats, the Move Forward Party will form the government. The second place-getter -- the Pheu Thai Party -- has agreed to be in the coalition. These two parties, however, have…

Consumer spending drove the 1.1% growth in GDP during the first quarter. With strong job growth and cooling inflation, consumer sentiment is expected to improve. Given this backdrop, it could be wise to buy fundamentally strong consumer stocks LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne (LVMUY), Unilever (UL), and…