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Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... 11.5% in the June quarter (3.2% year-on-year), more than offsetting the 10% contraction (minus 6.8% y-o-y) in the March quarter. More recent reports indicate continued growth in the economy with the Caixin China PMI - composite, manufacturing and services ...

Chief economist update: The wages of COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... that timeframe. The annual growth in real total wages jumped to 2.6% in the June quarter from only 0.03% in the March quarter. That's a lotta dinero that would go towards consumer spending that, by extension, should avert a deeper recession. However ...

Chief economist update: Ardern's ardour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... sectors, both key foreign exchange earners." Unlike its peers, New Zealand's unemployment rose to just 4.2% in the March quarter - a one-year high - before easing back to 4% in the June quarter. This should reverse the 1.3% quarter on quarter drop ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... the annual inflation rate down from plus 2.2% (almost at the mid-point of the RBA's 2%-3% target band) in the March quarter to minus 0.3% by the end of the June quarter - only the third time Australia has been in deflation. "The previous times were ...

Tasmania leads the nation: CommSec

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... while Victoria ranked first on economic growth and construction works done. Economic activity in Victoria in the March quarter was 26.5% above its decade-average level of output, ahead of Western Australia with an output of 22.7% above the norm. Tasmania ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... 11.5% in the June quarter (3.2% year-on-year), more than offsetting the 10.0% contraction (minus 6.8% y-o-y) in the March quarter. Activity measures - retail sales; fixed asset investment; industrial production - have sequentially improved since their ...

AIA Australia appoints behavioural economics lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... taking a significant hit from the previous year's profits of $759 million, according to APRA statistics for March quarter.

Aussie equities stage recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... gradual easing of restrictions sparked a 31.5% rally in the benchmark index from its February low, and reversing the March quarter's 24.9% loss into a 17.4% gain in the June quarter, although it's still 11.8% down in the first six months of 2020." The ...

Specialist platforms prosper in June quarter

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... released its results for the June quarter, with the platform reporting its FUA increased by $515 million from the March quarter and $351 million for the financial year. Despite Powerwrap signing two new service agreements during the quarter, its net ...

Perpetual top brass cop six-month pay cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... cash/fixed income. The private wealth business had $14.3 billion in funds under advice, which is 8% higher than March quarter (mostly market bounce-back also some net inflows); making it the 14th consecutive half that the segment has reported positive ...