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S&P outlook downgrade extends to banks

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... has recently shown that budget improvement and economic growth are not mutually exclusive and can be achieved when both houses of parliament put aside their differences and vote for the greater good."

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... total building approvals went down by 9.1% in May after a 1.3% increase in the previous month. The number of private sector houses approved rose by 0.1% over the month and 1.3% over the past year. Private sector dwellings excluding houses fell by a sharp ...

Bennelong expands institutional sales team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... In this role, he was working with institutional prospects and building relationships with asset consultants and research houses. Prior to this, he worked in client services at both Treasury Group and National Custodian Services (NAB). Based in Sydney ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... previous month's 8.9% increase, driven by a 10.8% drop in multi-unit purchases and a 3.0% decline in sales of detached houses. According to HIA, "The trend in new home sales reiterates that the peak for the cycle has passed, but the descent we're now ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... diminishes workers' bargaining power in wage hike negotiations. China new house prices The average price of newly built houses in 70 Chinese cities went up by 6.2% in the year to April, up from 4.9% in the previous month and marks the seventh straight ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... "other vehicles" grew by 5.2% but sports utility sales declined by 0.3%. China new house prices The average price of new houses in China's 70 medium and large cities went up by 4.9% in the year to March, the fastest pace since May 2014 and an acceleration ...

Cash top of mind for investors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... focus on the long-term, cash, domestic market and real estate highlights that investors' are looking at investment safe-houses and should be fully diversified across their portfolios." For the first time the survey also included millennials (those aged ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... increased by 3.1% in February, recovering from a 6.6% drop in the previous month, with approvals for "dwellings excluding houses" rising by 7.7% over the month and those for "houses" falling by 1.0%. Tasmania (up 24.0%), New South Wales (up 14.4%) and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... annual growth in credit to the housing sector (from 11.0% last May), just as the RBA wanted. Credit for owner-occupied houses gained 7.1% year-on-year in February. Personal credit dipped by 0.1% in February and down 0.3% over the year. AiG performance ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
US existing home sales The National Association of Realtors reported that total sales of previously owned houses dropped by 7.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.08 million units in February - more than double consensus expectations for a 3.0% ...