Yearly Archives: 2021
‘The Next Big Risk: Insights on the Economic and Financial Outlook
The Australian Economy | 28th October 2021Presentation to the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Audit & Risk Committee Forum, 28th October 2021
Inflation in Australia
News, The Australian Economy | 27th October 2021Interview with The Australian’s Business Editor-at-Large Ticky Fullerton published here on 27th October – just before the release of the September quarter CPI data. Although that number was in line with what I’d told Ticky that was expected, the ‘underlying’ inflation number was a bit stronger than expected, pushing the annual ‘underlying’ inflation rate into […]
‘Stagflation’
News, The Australian Economy | 27th October 2021‘Stagflation’ is the simultaneous occurrence of persistently high unemployment with persistently high inflation, which many economies (including Australia’s) experienced in the second half of the 1970s and for part of the 1980s. Some economists fear it might be re-emerging now. I talk to ABC Business Reporter Gareth Hutchins about this possibility here.
Coronavirus Impact Chart Pack 2021-10-23
Chart Pack | 23rd October 2021This week Saul Eslake’s weekly Coronavirus Impact Chart Pack is 165 pages long: – charts tracking the spread of Covid-19, globally and in Australia, and government responses to it; – the impact on the global economy and major individual economies such as China, Japan, other Asian economies, the US and Europe;financial and commodities markets; – […]
A few quick thoughts about China
Asian Economies | 19th October 2021A short presentation to my colleagues in Llewellyn Consulting about the factors shaping China’s longer-run growth performance and prospects on 20th October 2021
A chat with Alan Kohler
Economic Video, Publications | 19th October 2021Saul talks with the Eureka Report and ABC News’ Alan Kohler about inflation, interest rates and housing affordability on his The Money Café podcast on 19th October 2021 Hello, I’m Alan Kohler, Editor in Chief of Eureka Report and welcome to The Money Café. Joining me today is Saul Eslake, independent economist, used to be […]
Talk to the annual Australia-Indonesia Business Summit
Asian Economies, Economic Video | 18th October 2021A short talk to the annual Australia-Indonesia Business Summit on 19th October 2021, jointly hosted by the Indonesia Investment Promotion Centre in Sydney and the Australia-Indonesia Business Council, about the improving investment climate in Indonesia, especially for those interested in the health and aged care sectors (which were the focus of this year’s summit)
Coronavirus Impact Chart Pack 2021-10-16
Chart Pack | 16th October 2021This week Saul Eslake’s weekly Coronavirus Impact Chart Pack is 162 pages long: – charts tracking the spread of Covid-19, globally and in Australia, and government responses to it; – the impact on the global economy and major individual economies such as China, Japan, other Asian economies, the US and Europe;financial and commodities markets; – […]