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Moody Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... reading of 97.4 (from 97.3 in December) indicates there are more pessimistic consumers than optimists. Westpac senior economist, Elliot Clarke reasons that this could be due to the "lingering effects from the shock of the announcement just before the ...

A-dollar rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... commodity prices are on the rise and growth momentum is most major economies are improving. How high can the A$ go? The Economist magazine just released it's 'Big Mac' index that showed that Australia's currency is 15.5% undervalued against the greenback. ...

Last chance to attend Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... Melbourne on 2 February, the audience will hear from an impressive lineup, including: Master of Ceremonies and renowned economist Saul Eslake State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) head of investments for Asia Pacific, Kevin Anderson J.P. Morgan chief economist ...

US at full employment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
The Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) -- derived from 19 labour market indicators covering "covering the broad categories of unemployment and underemployment, employment, workweeks, wages, vacancies, hiring, layoffs, quits, and surveys of consumers ...

Top 10 executive appointments in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... Australia and managing director at AXA Investment Management New Zealand. He held several other roles at AXA, including economist, investment strategist and chief economist. 9. ANZ makes two senior advice appointments In April ANZ made two senior appointments ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... 0.51% in October to 0.11% in November - the fourth straight month of above trend growth. According to Westpac chief economist Bill Evans, ""The Leading Index growth rate has lifted over the last six months from a 0.12% below trend reading in June to ...

ANZ director retires after nine years

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... following the bank's annual general meeting having served on the board for nine years. Former RBA governor and distinguished economist Ian Macfarlane became an ANZ director in 2007; at the time, he also became a director at Woolworths. He has also served ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
It's now a week before Christmas and two before we bid 2016 adieu! And what a year 2016 was. It scared you, I and Irene at the open. The Fed was going to raise interest rates and China's economy was heading for hard landing. These two factors alone ...

QSuper economist joins Cbus

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... approach to asset allocation, where previously each asset class was managed separately. Prior to this, Cathcart was an economist and provided portfolio manager support services at QSuper. In that position, he helped manage the multi-asset overlay for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... softened enough to suggest that growth remains sub-trend." (Alan Oster) This is a fair assessment from NAB's group chief economist on the latest update on Australia's business confidence and conditions. Business confidence increased to a reading of 5 ...