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Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... continues, we could forget Westpac's outlook for steady rates through to the year 2019 too. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade report showed retail spending dropped by a bigger-than-expected 0.6% in the month of August. Worse, July's ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... that, in turn, weakens consumer spending and by extension, overall growth in the economy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) 'Household Income Account' report showed that the annual growth rate in gross disposable income slowed from 2.1% in the ...

BGL integrates with Xero for single database

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... access to information when shaping their investment, policy and decisions." Comparatively, the Australian Bureau of Statistics examines the entire businesses community in a yearly count of entries and exits, but doesn't provide regular or specific analysis ...

The negatives in the positive jobs report

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... rise, hope and wish and pray some more. While the headline seasonally adjusted numbers of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report were undeniably positive - employment up by a better than expected 27,900 in July from June; the ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Wage Price Index' report for the June quarter confirmed what we, Australians all, already know...wages growth remains sluggish. Even market consensus got it on point. Growth in total wages stood still at a ...

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... one that's captured in the latest NAB survey which showed a deceleration in labour costs and the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) wage price index that remained at a record low 1.9% in the year to the March quarter (the ABS will release the June ...

Cheaper imports

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... Australians an average rate of inflation over time of between two and 3%." This is underscored by the Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) latest update on the country's import prices. The import price index fell by 0.1% in the June quarter following ...

Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... Bank of England rate rise in the next six months (27%) falls to lowest since October 2016." The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release the June quarter CPI inflation report later today. The actual figures would affirm (if higher than expected) ...

Not showing: inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... inflation. The Canadian dollar's appreciation since the rate hike could produce the same thing. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release the consumer price index report for the June quarter this coming Wednesday - one that would provide ...

Good jobs, sluggish pay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... turn the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) conveyed in the minutes of its 4 July board meeting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported total employment grew by 14,000 in June. This was lower than market expectations for a 15,000 increase and ...