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The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... more difficult than 2016 - just like 2016 was to be relative to 2015 or 2015 compared to 2014. They're every analysts/economists SOP (standard operating procedure) - sort of an advance apology should we get it wrong (for not a single eyebrow would be ...

Secure your seat at Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
Ahead of the 2017 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, Principal Global Investors' Bob Baur says he is certain the US election changed the financial market's consensus narrative. "Before 8 November, the storyline was ultra-low interest rates ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
Australia GDP Economists expected Australia's economic growth to halve to 0.3% in the September quarter from 0.6% in the three-months ended June. That turned out to be highly optimistic. This is because the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) latest ...

A mining renaissance courtesy of President Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... and group publisher, Michelle Baltazar, scribbled a piece listing the thoughts of some of Australia's better-known economists. Read Michelle's piece here. The overriding theme is that Trump is a definite no-no for Australia. It's bad for the economy ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... especially over the coming Yuletide season. US ADP private payrolls The soft lead from the ADP private payrolls would have economists trimming their forecasts for the official US employment report for September due out Friday night (consensus expectations ...

Where's the Brexit-induced recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... while non-residential building rose 3.7%. Housing construction is a major leading indicator of economic activity and economists will be watching out for whether subdued dwelling approvals combines with low consumer demand to pull down economic growth ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... Keen's concerns that private not public debt is Australia's major macroeconomic challenge adds to what a chorus of economists have been warning about for years. However, most economic debate focuses on public debt for which Australia has one of the lowest ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... 330 million people in the subcontinent. GDP growth in India expected to approach 8% according to a Reuters poll of economists, fuels expectations that Indian inflation is on track to rise to 6%-plus over the coming year. World stock markets hit A$80 ...

Standard Life Investments calls for more monetary easing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... fiscal and monetary policy amid widespread structural reforms designed to return productivity growth to historic norms. Economists have been recommending such action for some time but governments have yet to receive the message. We can only hope that ...