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EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... of increase. Industrial production fell by 0.1 per cent in May versus expectations of a 0.4 per cent gain. Household spending dropped by 0.7 per cent, worse than forecasts for a gain of 0.5 per cent. Who cares? The world boomed and busted while Japan ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... to a noticeable pickup in the pace of consumer spending during the first quarter, participants agreed that household spending going forward was likely to remain constrained by weak labor market conditions, lower housing wealth, tight credit, and modest ...

How high and how long

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... to a noticeable pickup in the pace of consumer spending during the first quarter, participants agreed that household spending going forward was likely to remain constrained by weak labor market conditions, lower housing wealth, tight credit, and modest ...

While we wait for payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... the previous month as the economy added 540K jobs - the biggest since October 1973. More good news for Japan. Household spending increased by 1.7 per cent in January - the sixth straight month of increases. And our other neighbours? The Indian government ...

What China wants China gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
... fears that Chinese growth is unsustainable because domestic demand is absent, consumption - which includes household spending - contributed 4.0 percentage points to third quarter growth. Chinese retail sales surged at an annual rate of 15.1 per cent ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... would be spent. The US Federal Reserve, having no more room to move, prints money. The uncertainty causes US household spending to retrench, putting pressure on corporate revenues. Lower revenues force companies to reduce costs to preserve profits by ...

Daily funnies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... businesses are closing their doors, job losses are increasing, consumer sentiment has hit an all-time low, household spending continues to soften, house prices are still on a downtrend, equity prices remain weak and global growth is failing. At the start ...

Rates on hold thanks to oil prices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... in conjunction with other factors including rising fuel costs, is working to restrain demand. Indicators of household spending have recorded subdued outcomes over recent months, and credit expansion to both households and businesses has weakened significantly. ...

Oil prices force end to corporate profit boom

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... and 1979 oil shocks. This impact will flow from three primary sources; moderating sales growth (from slower household spending), higher debt servicing costs (due to the associated rise in interest rates) and increased operating costs (including transport ...

Cracks appearing in Europe

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... because cracks are slowly starting to appear in the European economy. "High inflation is exerting pressure on household spending, the strong euro is threatening exports, the screws are being turned on credit terms, and the labour market is starting to ...