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Government allocates $920m pa for Smart Cities infrastructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... to 2019-20, the Government has announced it will allocate $920 million every year to its Smart Cities program. Key components of the program include Roads to Recovery (maintenance of local road infrastructure assets), Black Spot (investment in improving ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... dipped by 0.1% in March to 96.59 - the lowest reading on record - after falling by 0.2% in the previous month. Among the components, consumer sentiment expectations (-6.1%) and hours worked (-1.1%) recorded declines over the month. The S&P/ASX 200 index ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... highest level since November last year - from 63 in the previous month. The survey noted that all of the index's sub-components improved over the month. The latest labour market stats should ease pressure on the Korean central bank to cut interest rates. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... confidence mainly to "unease" over international and market developments, A$ appreciation. Four of the index's five components declined in April from March led by a 6.6% drop in 'family finances over the next 12 months' sub-index. 'Economic conditions ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... February and 6 in January. This, according to NAB, reflected "above-average conditions in most industries" with "all three components of conditions (trading, profits and employment)" improving during the month. Similarly, the reading on business confidence ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... February and 6 in January. This, according to NAB, reflected "above-average conditions in most industries" with "all three components of conditions (trading, profits and employment)" improving during the month. Similarly, the reading on business confidence ...

With pretty numbers like these, who needs a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... by 1.1%. But while the Australian trade figures hogged the headlines - as they should for trade is one of the major components of GDP - the latest Australian Industry Group (AiG) Performance of Services survey indicates that the good tidings for the ...

Another 6-9 months under Downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... growth in the country's potential output at 2.75%. However, as Westpac's Chief Economist Bill Evans noted, "...the components of the Index which reflect or are heavily influenced by international forces are weakening its growth whereas domestic sourced ...

Small not feeling beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... inventories." I'll leave the final word to the NFIB. "The decline in optimism was accounted for by two important Index components, expected business conditions in six months and expected real sales. These expectations are important determinants of decisions ...

US dollar downed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... composite index dropped to 53.5 in January from 55.8 in December - less than expectations for a 55.1 print - with the major components of the report - business activity; new orders; employment -- exhibiting a similar weakening. This followed the ISM ...