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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... This is because falling prices spawn expectations of more price falls, discouraging consumers from spending - household spending and retail sales posted their fifth straight year-on-year decline in July. This would lead to lower sales, lower company ...

Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... Fed, instead, would soon be resuming its run... the other way because the labour market has "strengthened" and household spending is "growing strongly". Recent updates on these two indicators - both stronger than expected - have stoked speculations that ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... statement, the slowdown in the labour market came just as "growth in economic activity appears to have picked up". Household spending has been strengthening since the start of the year and "the drag form net exports appears to have lessened, but business ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... 0.3% increase in April, growing by 0.2% over the month after rising by 0.4% in March. While a big component of household spending - which, in turn, accounts for over 60% of GDP - the latest figures provide no immediate implication for RBA monetary policy. ...

He pleaded, he promised, he threatened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... half of fiscal 2016" back in October 2015 from "in or around fiscal 2015" in October 2014. Renewed weakness in household spending -- down by 5.3% in the year to March - would put more downward pressure on prices which, in turn, would weaken consumer ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... decision would put further downward pressure on inflation. So too will the renewed weakness in consumer spending. Household spending dropped by 5.3% in the year to March - worse than the expected 4.2% decline and the fastest rate of decline since March ...

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... market conditions have improved substantially" and "there is still room for further sustainable improvement." "Household spending has been supported by steady job gains and solid growth in real disposable income--aided in part by the declines in oil ...

BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... dropped by 1.1% in the year to December after falling an equal 1.1% in the previous month. The decline in real household spending continues to gather pace, declining by 4.4% (year-on-year) in December, following declines of 2.9% in November and 2.4% ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... just upgraded first quarter GDP growth from an annualised rate of 2.4% to 3.9%. How good is that? Then again, household spending continues to contract, down 1.3% in the year to April -- the 13th straight month of decline. Sure, real wages have picked ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... business spending and hiring and wages and consumer spending and through to stoking higher consumer prices. Household spending dropped by 3.4% in the year to December - it has been falling since the consumption tax was lifted from 5% to 8% in April. ...