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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
Another stimulus package for Japan Japan has announced a stimulus package containing a raft of infrastructure and welfare measures in yet another attempt to jolt the nation's economy back to life. The package, headlined at A$350 billion if you include ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
China's GDP to grow 56% by 2021 Total world GDP is estimated to be A$99 trillion this year, according to the Statistics Times news service. The US as expected is ranked number one accounting for 25% of global economic output, followed by China on 15% ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Australia's commonwealth debt hits $425 billion Australian commonwealth debt, measured by commonwealth debt securities on issue and managed by the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), stood at $425 billion on Friday July 15. This is up ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
Australia consumer confidence Conducted from 4 July to 7 July - after 'Brexit' and amidst the then still inconclusive Australian Federal elections - it's not surprising that Australian consumer sentiment declined in July, what was surprising was that ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
RBA on hold As widely expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.75% following its 5 July meeting. The RBA statement revealed that the Australian central bank sees continued growth in the global ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
US flash manufacturing PMI The Markit flash US Manufacturing PMI shows factory activity improved to its highest in three months. The PMI rose to a preliminary reading of 51.4 in June from 50.7 in the previous month - better than expectations for a slight ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
US jobless claims It may be that the very disappointing 38K increase in US employment in May was just noise, an aberration. This is the indication given by the latest data on jobless claims. Initial jobless claims decreased to 264,000 in the week ended ...

ASFA recognises super challenge for PC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has acknowledged the Productivity Commission's challenging task in measuring the competitiveness and efficiency of a complex and heterogeneous system and its wider industry. In its first submission ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
Australia company profits The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Business Indicators, Australia" report shows that gross operating profits dropped by 4.7% in the March quarter following a 2.8% drop in the fourth quarter of last year and disappointing ...

Competitive forces driving US pension fees down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Greater transparency and increased competition, as well as the risk of legal proceedings, have driven companies in the US to demand lower fees from pension providers for their employees' 401(k) plans. As new disclosure rules allow companies to learn ...