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Showing 151 - 160 of 573 results for "December quarter"

Be careful what you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... implications for the Australian economy. This is because of the property market's large multiplier effect. The December quarter 2016 Australian National Accounts revealed that total dwelling investment accounted for only roughly 6% of GDP. Not much. ...

A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... expenditures. Total wages growth remained at an all-time low 1.9% in the year to the March quarter - the same as the December quarter - with private sector wages increasing by 1.8% (unchanged from the December quarter) and public sector wages up by 2.4% ...

SMSFs in rebalancing flurry

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... legislative changes to super. SuperConcepts' survey of 2750 SMSFs shows the average benefit payment from the December quarter increased from $16,256 to $27,900. The majority of members (60%) opted for income streams rather than lump sum payments. Interestingly ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... activity in the sector. Also, the faster than expected 6.9% first quarter growth rate (from 6.8% in the year to the December quarter) in the Chinese economy provides a buffer to Prime Minister Li's 6.5% growth target for 2017 should growth slow. Besides ...

Expanding expansion in manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... growth, in particular, the contraction in the third quarter of last year and the subsequent strong rebound in the December quarter.

100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... from the solid labour market, business investment has picked up by 9.4% in the first quarter from 0.9% in the December quarter - explained by stronger profitability and one that would certainly underpin further gains in employment. Add the promised tax ...

The CPI report that confirms all biases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... 1.2% in the year to March. The slack in the labour market is putting pressure on wages - 1.9% in the year to the December quarter - that would mitigate upward pressure on inflation. The recent increase in headline inflation means that real wages growth ...

Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... or staples - basic food retail up 0.3%. This is not surprising given low wage growth - 1.9% in the year to the December quarter - and large mortgage repayments (owing to expensive house prices) that should rise more following the out-of-cycle rate hikes ...

Japanese businesses have sunnier mood

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... that the large manufacturers' sentiment index increased to a reading of plus 12 in the March quarter from the December quarter's plus 10 reading. While this is lower than market expectations for an increase to plus 14, it was the best level since the ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... to spend elsewhere. Total hourly rates of pay (excluding bonuses) increased by a mere 1.9% in the year to the December quarter, representing the 11th straight quarter of slowing wages growth. This helps explain why despite record low interest rates ...