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Chief economist update: Australian capex in COVID-19's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... speculation on the outcome of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure" quarterly survey, for not only does it provide an indication of domestic firms' optimism towards future growth ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... was surprising when the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia, June 2020' report made few headlines and almost nil market reaction. Perhaps, this is because whatever the ...

Chief economist update: Lower rates still fail to animate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... businesses aren't too. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia, Sep 2019 report showed actual total new private capital spending fell by 0.2% in the September quarter, a bit ...

Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... published on August 27. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure report justifies Financial Standard' s prescription that, "It's time for the government to step in and step ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the capex details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest report: Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia, Sep 2018. The headline numbers were the result of a 2.8% drop in capital spending in building and structures over ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... has done it again...to me in this case. The statistician's report on "Private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure" (Capex) raises doubts over my own optimism with regards to wages - that would spark a virtuous circle of spending, profits ...

The horse still refuses to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... economy's operating at about 1% below trend growth. The latest update on private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure indicates that Australia will continue bumping along below trend growth going forward. Actual capex fell by 4.0% in the ...

Tme to get fiscal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... 2.6% less on "buildings and structures" and 1.3% lower on "equipment, plant and machinery".... and their expected expenditure for the next fiscal year? "Estimate 1 for 2015-16 is $109,799m. This is 12.4% lower than Estimate 1 for 2014-15." (ABS). Now ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure data for the December quarter, along with average weekly time earnings for the six months to November. In equities news ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases new capital expenditure and expected expenditure for the September quarter and the HIA new home sales figures for October are due out, as is the Commonwealth Bank business ...
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