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Banks, RBA must strike fine balance on state government bonds
There is a Churchillian task for the semi bond market. The RBA would love to see the commercial banks help absorb some of that extra bond supply in what would be another form of QE by stealth.
Economics correspondent
Budget double backflips not enough to land jobless target
The Treasurer has flipped on the surplus and the personal tax cuts. But the third twist needed to get unemployment comfortably under 6 per cent is billions more stimulus spending.
Contributor
Hit jobs trigger on the supply side
The Treasurer's 'comfortably under 6 per cent' unemployment trigger for budget repair won't be hit without the supply-side IR and tax structural reform heavy lifting needed to promote job creation.
Editorial
Why the party of thrift shouldn't be timid about cutting taxes
The Liberal Party's ditched the obsession with debt and deficit to pay for pandemic supports. But that should not deter them from their old focus on inefficient taxes.
Contributor
It's time to weigh the cost of death and deficit
It is hard to have a debate right now about the cost of saving lives. But we will need to have it before a potential next wave hits.
Columnist
Presidential debate: contempt and chaos
No one should be particularly surprised that Donald Trump tore up the debating rules, too.
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Tax reform is the key to the jobs v debt debate
Change across the board cannot be put off if we are to manage our debts and tackle climate change too.
How China is bracing for Washington's decoupled world
The dual-circulation strategy is not 'fortress China'. It is a plan for resilience whatever the US chooses to do now.
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