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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... Year-on-year, the weighted average price of residential property in Australia's eight capital cities rose by 4.1% in the June quarter (compared with 6.8% in the first quarter), led by an 8.2% gain in Melbourne (though this was slower than the previous ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
US consumer credit Total US consumer credit went up by US$17.7 billion in July, stronger than the previous month's US14.5 billion increase and more than market expectations for a US$15.6 billion rise. Non-revolving credit - i.e. car and student loans ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
Australian GDP The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the country's National Accounts report showing that while the economy's quarterly real GDP growth halved to 0.5% in the three months to June from 1.0% in the March quarter, the annual ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... RBA observed, the non-mining sector of the economy is improving. Manufacturing capex increased by 12.9% over the June quarter -- building & structures up 23.5%; equipment, plant & machinery up 9.6%. Capital spending in "other selected industries" went ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
Australia managed funds The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data showing that funds under management in the managed fund industry rose by 3.0% to A$2,721.6 billion in the June quarter from A$2,646.7 billion in the previous three-month ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Australia construction work done A sharp 9.0% drop in engineering in the June quarter accounted for all of the 3.7% fall in the value of total construction work done in the three months to June - worse than market expectations for a 1.9% fall. The value ...

Industry funds extend winning streak

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Industry super funds outperformed retail super funds by 2.7% in the 12 months to 30 June, the latest statistics from APRA reveal. The average industry fund returned 4% over the period versus 1.3% from the average retail fund. The numbers contribute ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity inched up by 0.1% in July, partially reversing the previous month's 0.2% fall. More important, the six-month annualised growth rate in the index - indicating ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Empire State manufacturing survey Factory activity in the New York region softened in August with the Empire State manufacturing index falling to a reading of minus 4.21 in the month from 0.6 in the previous month and expectations for a 2.5 print. While ...

Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
In a week punctuated by disappointing key stats from the world's major economies, something strange in our neighbourhood happened... Wall Street produced a trifecta. The Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all closed at record highs on the 11th of August ...