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Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... to remain low for some time, reflecting low growth in labour costs and strong competition in retailing." The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on domestic consumer prices showed little change. Australian headline inflation accelerated ...

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... economic outlook as informed by incoming data." But while the Fed has changed its outlook on inflation, the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update on domestic consumer prices showed very little "plus ca change", suggesting no "plus ca change" ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... growth (fourth quarter GDP) and inflation. Australia, too, will get a big market moving number tomorrow when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases fourth quarter figures on consumer prices. But while we wait, the Philippines and more specifically ...

Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
First, the good news: The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) latest update on the country's labour market confirmed the continued strengthening in the labour market. Total employment increased by 34,700 in the month of December -- more than twice ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... opened their wallets and went on a shopping binge. This, at least, is what one would conclude after seeing the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report revealing that retail sales surged by 1.2% in the month of November. This is more than double ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
Australians all let us rejoice and have ourselves a merry little Christmas! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report shows a sharp jump in employment in November no matter how it's measured. Look at the seasonally adjusted estimates ...

Thinning trade surplus shaves A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Financial markets expected Australia's trade surplus to narrow in October but not by this much. The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) 'International Trade in Goods and Services report showed that the country's trade surplus dropped to just A$105 ...

All up and all together now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... for acceleration to 3% from 1.8% in the June quarter prove accurate. We'll find out this Wednesday when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases the September quarter figures. Sure these numbers tell the story of synchronised accelerating growth ...

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... registering outright negative year-on-year growth from the March quarter of 2013 to the June quarter of this year. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update shows that Australian companies might be starting to take a sip with actual private ...

'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... Claus may not be coming to town either. I'm not in a "Grinchy" mood today, it's just the feeling I got after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its Wage Price Index (WPI) report showing that the country's employers continue to play Mr. ...