Download IPFS Australia and Japan are taking meaningful steps to deepen their strategic economic partnership, with a new agenda focused on bolstering economic security in an increasingly fragmented global environment. In 2025, the United States Studies Centre (USSC) Economic Security Program launched a project to develop a shared economic security[Read More…]

Download IPFS Australia’s economy has shown faint signs of recovery, with a resilient labour market and improved export prospects pushing growth forecasts slightly higher for 2025. Analysts have revised Australia’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth forecast to 1.7%, up from 1.5% in June, driven in part by China’s near-term stability[Read More…]

Download IPFS Prologis Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the world’s largest industrial real estate investment trust (REIT), is set to release its second-quarter 2025 earnings on July 16. With an impressive streak of earnings beats and consistent leasing activity, the company enters the quarter facing a more uncertain economic landscape. Investors will[Read More…]

Download IPFS Australian consumer confidence showed only marginal improvement in July, with the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index rising a mere 0.6% as households grappled with the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) decision to maintain interest rates at 3.85%. The restrained growth follows June’s equally modest 0.5% increase, revealing persistent economic pessimism[Read More…]

Download IPFS Economists are quietly pushing for an increase to Australia’s 10% Goods and Services Tax (GST) as the federal budget faces a $80 billion structural deficit, but politicians remain allergic to the conversation. With income tax accounting for over half of government revenue and Treasurer Jim Chalmers seeking to[Read More…]