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Chief economist update: Lower rates still fail to animate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... Expenditure, Australia, Sep 2019 report showed actual total new private capital spending fell by 0.2% in the September quarter, a bit better than the 0.6% decline in the June quarter, but still worse than the "relatively" upbeat expectations of no growth ...

Chief economist update: The PBOC stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... With Chinese GDP growth straddling the lower bound of its 6%-6.5% target - it grew by 6% in the year to the September quarter - the PBOC has every reason to act. More so given the latest update on its partial growth stats, suggesting that fourth quarter ...

Global ETF industry hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... investor preference towards ETFs, both active and passive, with ETFs outselling mutual funds three-to-one in the September quarter." BetaShares said continuing the trend from previous quarters; the fixed income asset class received the highest inflows ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... ASFA's September update to its retirement standard shows costs have risen by about 1.5% over the year to the September quarter for couples in the modest and comfortable ranges, compared to a 1.7% increase in the All Groups CPI. ASFA chief executive Martin ...

Chief economist update: Weak household consumption now a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... market expectations, they remained below the RBA's target - headline ticked up by 1.7% in the year to the September quarter; trimmed mean steadied at 1.6%; weighted median decelerated to 1.2%. Although the unemployment rate eased to 5.2% in September ...

Chief economist update: RBA rate cut outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... rate. First things first; the ABS report showed that headline inflation edged up to 1.6% in the year to the September quarter from 1.6% in the June quarter. The trimmed mean inflation measure steadied at 1.6% over the same period while the weighted median ...

Colonial First State makes major fee cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... players such as Netwealth and HUB24, and to Macquarie. HUB24 outstripped CFS in capturing net fund flows in September quarter. Read more about how CFS is building its platform business in the next print edition of Financial Standard, out April 22.

Chief economist update: The Fed should act now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... downgrade to an annualised rate of 2.2% in the December quarter (from the advanced estimate of 2.6% and 3.4% in the September quarter and 4.2% in June) indicates the slowdown is gathering momentum. Still, we're hearing similar rational rationales ...

Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
US economic growth has slowed in the final quarter of 2018. US economic growth continues to accelerate in the last quarter of 2018. Both are correct statements. It only depends what measurement of US GDP growth rate is used. The US Bureau of Economic ...

Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
Japanese officials and investors must be wiping the sweats from their foreheads after the Cabinet Office released its latest National Accounts report and showed the country dodged a recession. Japanese GDP grew 0.3% in the December 2018 quarter following ...