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Not so happy EOFY for the All Ords

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017

... business sentiment and conditions and the jobless rate dropping to its lowest level in 54 months to 5.5% in May, consumer sentiment has been steadily falling - down to 96.2 in May for its third straight month of decline. Unconfident consumers are not ...

Confidence: the business/household divide

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017

... growth subdued and consumers cautious with their spending." Here, the lead from the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey is not encouraging. Australian consumer sentiment fell by 1.2 points to a reading of 96.2 in June from 98.0 in the ...

US labour market covfefe

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017

... average of 166,000. For sure and for certain weakening employment growth would have negative implications for consumer sentiment and consumer spending. Latest data showed that US core retail sales growth slowed to 4.5% in the year to April, the third ...

A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017

... time jobs; full-time employment declined by 11,600 over the month. This presents a negative indication for consumer sentiment and consumer spending. As the "permanent income hypothesis" states, consumer spending depends on workers' expectations of the ...

Three steps and yields stumble

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017

... balance disappointed market expectations - helped bring long yields lower. While the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index rose to its best level since January this year 97.7 in May from 97.0 in the previous month and beat market expectations ...

100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017

... -- to 0.3% (annualised) in the March quarter from 3.5% in the previous quarter. This is at odds with buoyant consumer sentiment surveys and underscores the Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) problem with seasonal adjustment (first quarter scores have ...

Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017

... rate hikes by lenders. This is not lost on Australian consumers as the recent Westpac- Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey indicates and one that could lead to more spending restraint. Consumer sentiment fell to a reading of 99.0 in April from ...

Boring but the trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017

... workers are discouraged from looking for jobs. This is underscored in the February Westpac Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey that showed "unemployment expectations" increased by 3.1% this month - suggesting more consumers expect unemployment ...

RBNZ on steady

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017

... noting the improvement in the global outlook, "The recovery in commodity prices and more positive business and consumer sentiment in advanced economies have improved the global outlook."... and increased growth in the local economy. "Economic growth ...

Christmas not spent

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017

... pick-up, but that's for those who didn't pay enough attention to the lead from the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index - it fell from 101.3 in November to 97.3 in December and was recently updated to 97.4 in January. The ABS reports ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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