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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... but note that building permits for these type of dwelling - multi-family homes -- jumped by 17% in September. UK retail sales UK retail spending growth was flat in the month of September, equal to the unchanged reading in August but lower than market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... 7.0%. The third quarter National Accounts scorecard came along with other data showing stable growth in the economy. Retail sales increased by 10.7% in the year to September, up from 10.6% in the previous month; Fixed asset investment expanded by 8.2% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
Australia retail sales It hasn't been since January this year that we saw retail spending increase at this monthly rate. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that retail sales grew by 0.4% in the month of August - higher than the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... plus 9 from plus 7. Japan household spending Already flagged by the worse than expected 2.1% year-on-year decline in retail sales (reported yesterday), Japanese household spending dropped by a sharp 4.6% in the year to August. This compares with market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... spending and saving behaviour in particular, points to more lacklustre growth for consumer sectors near term". Japan retail sales Japanese retail spending dropped by 2.1% in the year to August that followed a 0.2% decline in the previous month. This ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... year-on-year terms, euro area construction output rose by 3.1% in July after a 0.6% gain in the previous month. Russian retail sales Despite the sharp improvement in Russia's labour market - the unemployment rate fell to an 11-month low of 5.2% in August ...

CFS sets focus on financial literacy with Wealth IQ

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... tool is in a story format, easy to engage with and is available for tablet, online and mobile," said CFS head of retail sales, Laird Abernethy. "The purpose of Wealth IQ is to build a foundation of trust for the adviser and their client so they can have ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... remaining unchanged at 64.8 per cent; and the employment to population ratio remaining steady at 61.1 per cent." US retail sales Retail spending in the US continued to slow, adding more evidence that the economy is a long way from "overheating" as Rosengren ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... There's good news coming out of China with the latest flood of economic data all beating market expectations. China retail sales increased by 10.6% in the year to August, up from 10.2% in the previous month and beating expectations for a 10.3% rise. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... have improved with estimate 3 of capex intentions for fiscal year 2016/17 15.2% higher than estimate 2. Australia retail sales While there's a glimmer of hope in the capex stats, concerns over weakening household consumption are growing. Latest data ...