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Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... services, other services, and health care." This is backed up by the improvement in both big and small business activity and optimism. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices continued to improve after dropping ...

Chief economist update: The RBA's lullaby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... in Melbourne - isn't dire enough to prompt action. Au contraire, RBA Governor Philip Lowe's statement exudes optimism albeit, cautious: "The Australian economy is going through a very difficult period and is experiencing the biggest contraction ...

Chief economist update: Stop right now, thank you very much

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... in June from 62.7% in the previous month - itself a positive indicator, as jobseekers re-enter the labour force amid optimism in finding employment. And why not? Total hours worked have increased, according to the ABS: "Total hours worked increased by ...

Optimism, resilience high on the recruitment checklist

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Workers looking for new employment in the superannuation and investment industries need to display qualities of optimism, self-motivation, resilience and mental agility to nab a role during the COVID-19 crisis. That's according to specialist recruiter ...

Generation gap opens up in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... declined in the pandemic, and 68% had reduced both their overall and discretionary spend. But, consumers still expressed optimism with more than two-thirds either confident or neutral to the prospects of a recovery over the next six months. "Super funds ...

Melburnians back in the lockup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... is very significant." Victoria's success in containing the spread of infections during its first lockdown offers optimism that this too shall pass. "If we all work together over these next six weeks, as painful and frustrating and difficult as that ...

Top traded stocks revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... recent email leaked from Tesla chief executive Elon Musk saw the share price surge more than 8% in June, as Musk showed optimism the company could break even in the second quarter." With Tesla hitting record highs, investors were keen to find the "next ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... lockdown restrictions. Hope not. The lead from other countries experiencing a second wave of the pandemic doesn't instil optimism. Several US states have either deferred re-opening or reimposed lockdown restrictions. China, Germany, South Korea ...

Amazon launches climate VC fund

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... Annually, he personally pockets around US$78.5 billion. Amazon launched The Climate Pledge alongside podcast producer Global Optimism last year, a commitment to meet the Paris Climate Agreement 10 years early. Telecommunications company Verizon, hygiene ...

Real estate assets hit $316bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... Australian real estate enjoyed strong fundamentals in 2019 in sectors such as office and logistics and benefitted from renewed optimism about Australia's economic outlook, which materialised over the course of the year," Delaunay said. "COVID-19, however ...