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Chief economist update: AUD on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... June 2020 quarter following the March quarter's 6.8% contraction. The latest official PMI survey shows both manufacturing and non-manufacturing activity remaining in expansion in August - the sixth straight month since they contracted in February. ...

Household debt a major risk: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... rest of Australia continued to expand over the month." Workforce numbers continued to fall across the services and manufacturing sectors as Australian businesses continued to cut back on staff. "The fall in employment is the inevitable consequence of ...

Centuria acquires industrial assets

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... Lightings purpose-built distribution facility in Melbourne, as well as Breezeway Australia's Queensland head office and manufacturing facility in Brisbane. The two industrial assets boast 100% occupancy and have an average WALE of eight years. "The acquisitions ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... in August - the seventh straight month for the composite PMI; the ninth for the services PMI; and, the 16th for manufacturing. Base effects dictate a rebound in GDP in the next quarter but that wouldn't be enough. In fact, according to former Bank ...

Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... March quarter. More recent reports indicate continued growth in the economy with the Caixin China PMI - composite, manufacturing and services - remaining at levels indicating expansion (above 50) over the past three months to July. Similarly, activity ...

Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... the service sector - down to a preliminary estimate of 50.1 in August from July's final reading of 54.7. The manufacturing PMI slowed a tad from 51.8 to 51.7 in August. However, renewed euro strength versus the US dollar - up 3.6% this year to date ...

Chief economist update: Second wave turning our V into a W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... month as restrictions were gradually eased. Now it's back in contraction with a reading of 48.1 in August. The manufacturing PMI fared better, only a slowing a tad to a preliminary reading of 53.9 in August from July's final reading of 54.0. ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... the improvement in both big and small business activity and optimism. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices continued to improve after dropping to the 11-year lows in April. The ISM manufacturing index ...

SelfWealth awards brokerage mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... CS&E partner for the long term, we can focus on building and offering a wider breadth of products with excellent manufacturing and usability," he said. "The potential for exceptional product innovation and economies of scale will benefit our growing ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... world over are buying cheap-er "Made in China" products and services, and why western countries have established manufacturing and call centres in countries where wage costs are cheap-er. It may seem counterintuitive but falling prices are bad news bears ...