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Happier euro consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... the region's consumers. This is consistent and possibly sparked by favourable reports on the region's economic growth outlook, notably coming from the strong purchasing managers' indices - composite PMI (54.4 in December); manufacturing PMI (54.9) and ...

Jobs and jobless rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... part-timers. Then again, a little bit extra spending from part-timers would certainly help. Barring unforeseen events, the outlook for the coming months is positive, indicated by the lengthening of monthly hours worked. This is based on the observation ...

Second Sydney airport lacking investment return

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... government, as reasons why the proposed Airport would be a "challenging investment" for any private-sector entity. "The outlook revision reflects our view that Sydney Airport is unlikely to participate in the development of Western Sydney Airport," S&P ...

Activity and inflation going Yellen's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... can tell you is what we expect--along with a very large caveat that our interest rate expectations will change as our outlook for the economy changes. That said, as of last month, I and most of my colleagues--the other members of the Fed Board in Washington ...

Rising exports drive wider surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... January). Financial markets would look for signals from the ECB regarding "taper" particularly in light of the improving outlook for the economy.

Every American's turning optimist

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... Daily (IBD) and TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics (TIPP) to gauge consumers' confidence on the US economic outlook - rose to a reading of 55.6 in January (a reading above 50 indicates optimism). This is the highest level in 10 years and ...

Australia construction activity eases contraction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... construction (up 1.4 to 46.1); Commercial construction (down 0.9 to 47.8); Engineering construction (up 7.4 to 48.8). The outlook is for continued subdued construction activity with the new orders index up 0.2 points but to a level (48.6) still indicating ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... underlying message from Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison's Budget update where the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) report showed the budget deficit beamed up by a cumulative A$10.3 billion over the next four years to FY2019/20. ...

Super tax receipts to reach $8bn: MYEFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... cash balance by about $3 billion out to 2020. These figures formed part of the government's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, which confirms the Budget is still projected to return to surplus in 2020-21. Treasurer Scott Morrison said in helping the ...

Small caps and corporate activity drive LIC performance

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... MicroCap (CTN) remains at the top of the table with a 12 month portfolio return of 24.2%," he said. "While the short-term outlook for some of the large cap sectors remains uncertain, over the medium to long-term we would expect the Australian large cap ...