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Chief economist update: Australia cruising at low altitude

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... However, the trend estimate reveals continued moderation in the quarterly growth rate to 0.4% from 0.6% in the September quarter and 1.1% in the June quarter. X-Y. Exports of goods and services fell by 1.8% while imports increased by 0.5% in the December ...

Chief economist update: Next move in rates will likely be up, but it's not certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... right direction in 2017 - GDP growth strengthened from 1.8% in the year to the March quarter to 2.9% in the September quarter (we'll get the December quarter update later today); the unemployment rate improved from 5.7% in January 2017 to 5.5% in the ...

Chief economist update: The real growth in wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... inflation). While real wages growth remained positive in the December quarter, it slowed to 0.17% from 0.18% in the September quarter. To better appreciate this, say a worker's income adjusted for inflation was A$100,000 the previous year, this 0.17% ...

Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... current low inflation would likely be transmitted into lower pay rises. Wages increased by 2% in the year to the September quarter - just off the slowest rate on record of 1.9% in the previous quarter. Recall the RBA's words: "As wages are the largest ...

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... current low inflation would likely be transmitted into lower pay rises. Wages increased by 2% in the year to the September quarter - just off the slowest rate on record of 1.9% in the previous quarter. Recall the RBA's words, "As wages are the largest ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... in March 2017 quarter. Even better, this comes amid an increase in the participation rate from 60.1% in the September quarter to 62.1% in the final quarter of last year. The Nikkei Asian Review reports that Japan would fund around "105 billion peso ($2 ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... Fixed investment added 1.27 percentage points to growth, a substantial lift from the 0.40 pps it contributed to September quarter growth. This, even before Trump's tax cuts became law. And the future? The Wall Street Journal's article headlined "The ...

Chief economist update: Consumers don't spend on confidence alone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
"Sentiment has continued to recover from the weakness seen in the September quarter last year, bolstered by a less threatening outlook for interest rates and improving confidence around the economy and jobs. While the mood is 'cautiously optimistic' ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... recorded in the previous quarter. What is more, household disposable income grew by only 1.8% in the year to the September quarter, just enough to offset the 1.8% increase in headline inflation over the same period for a grand total of zero growth in ...

Praemium chief flags UK pensions investments after record inflows

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... Ohanessian described the quarter as "another standout, in particular surpassing the previous record-breaking September quarter. The momentum in our business continues to build. The imminent full release of international securities for the Australian ...