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Mercer unveils best-performing Aussie equity funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... indices, the S&P/ASX 50 delivered the highest returns, while the Small Ordinaries Index had the weakest returns. The March quarter showed the opposite results, Vrkic said, noting there has been some rotation into stocks that had previously lagged the ...

Chief economist update: Hard target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... inflation. Latest data show Australia's unemployment rate at 5.2% in May; headline CPI inflation at 1.3% in the March quarter and; the core inflation rate - average of trimmed mean and weighted median measures - at 1.4%. The annual growth in wages ...

Chief economist update: The back-to-back rate cuts Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... Rule formula, given the relative deviations of inflation (1.4% average of trimmed mean and weighted median in the March quarter) from target (mid-point of 2%-3%), GDP growth (1.8%% in Q1 2019) from potential (3%) and the neutral cash rate of 1.5% then ...

Chief economist update: BOJ Tankan tanking?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... among Japan's large manufacturers. The Tankan index for large manufacturers dropped from a reading of +12 in the March quarter to +7 in the June 2019 quarter - the lowest reading since the September 2016 quarter (+6). To be sure, the survey was taken ...

Chief economist update: Expect an RBNZ rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... had been decelerating further away from its 1%-3% target. Headline CPI inflation eased to 1.5% in the year to the March quarter from 1.9% in the previous period. Core CPI inflation steadied at 1.5%. Congruent with the current unemployment-inflation dynamics ...

Chief economist update: ECB to leave no policy tool unturned

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... has every reason to be concerned. Euro area GDP growth has remained at a six-year low of 1.2% in the year to the March quarter after - down sharply from the 2.8% year-on-year rate recorded in the September 2017 quarter. While there are nascent signs ...

Chief economist update: Expect more of the same from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... Great! Except that a look at Japan's National Accounts show exports subtracted 0.4 points (down 2.4% in the March quarter) while the sharp 4.6% drop in imports contributed 0.9 percentage points. The sharp drop in imports reinforces the renewed weakness ...

Chief economist update: The Budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... economic growth slowed to its slowest pace in a decade (in the midst of the Global Financial Crisis) to 1.8% in the March quarter from 2.4% in the year to the December 2018 quarter. This gave credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision ...

Life insurers post strong March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
Latest APRA life insurance stats show the life insurance industry turned a $536 million net profit after tax in the first three months of 2019 after a loss-making December quarter, but full-year results are still bleak. The industry reported a net profit ...

Rising costs outpace retiree savings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... a retirement index shows. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's Retirement Standard for the March quarter estimates retired couples need $61,061 per year to live a comfortable retirement, while singles need $43,255. The amount of ...