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Net migration in September quarter fell — but not enough

Net migration figures have shown a slowing down of entrants into Australia, but not enough to satisfy the Albanese Government, writes Dr Abul Rizvi. WITH OPPOSITION LEADER Peter Dutton ramping up the rhetoric on high immigration levels and calling students appealing refusal decisions and applying for asylum the ‘new boat arrivals’, the Albanese Government is […]

September nonresidential construction spending bumped by 0.1%, led by infrastructure investments

anchor Image: Reto Simonet/Unsplash Nationwide nonresidential construction spending increased by 0.1% in the month of September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of recent U.S. Census Bureau data. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.22 trillion. September’s pending went up in half […]

Colombia’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.1% in September

Colombia’s labor market displayed signs of resilience in September 2024, with the unemployment rate dropping to 9.1%. This figure represents a 0.3 percentage point decrease compared to the same month last year. The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) released these findings in their latest report. The September unemployment rate is the second-lowest for this […]

Budget gap widens in September

THE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) budget deficit widened to P273.3 billion in September, as revenues and expenditures posted double-digit growth, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said on Thursday. Latest data from the Treasury showed the fiscal gap rose by 8.9% in September from P250.9-billion deficit in the same month a year ago, “as the increase […]

BOP posts $3.5 billion surplus in September

The overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a surplus of $3.5 billion in September , a reversal from the $414 million BOP deficit recorded in the same period last year. The BOP surplus reflected inflows mainly from the National Government’s (NG) net foreign currency deposits with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and net […]