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Low-flation to lower-flation?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
Australian inflation has decelerated - headline inflation slowed to 1.9% in the year to the June quarter from 2.1% in the March quarter. Yet it's also picked up - the weighted median up to 1.8% from 1.7%; but it's also flat - a trimmed mean steady at ...

Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... the policy decision accordingly becomes more conventional." Again, true that. UK headline inflation - 2.6% in the year to June - had been running above the BOE's 2% since February this year while the core inflation rate - 2.4% in June - had been over ...

Flashes: activity expansion and moderating inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... markets". The latest readings on the inflation front - output and input prices increasing at a slower rate in July from June -- justifies the Bank of Japan's recent announcement to push back the timing of when it expects to achieve its 2% inflation target ...

Not showing: inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle snuffed hawkish interpretations of the minutes of the 4 July RBA meeting - particularly, the minutes' reference to a 3.5% neutral cash rate - reversing the Australian dollar's upward run. "...the current (nominal) cash ...

Milton to acquire $18m unlisted manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
Listed Australian equities investment company Milton Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire an unlisted investment manager for $18 million. Consideration will be the issue of new Milton shares, and Milton managing director Frank Gooch ...

Good jobs, sluggish pay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... growth in employment - up 2% (the fastest in 14 months). Even better, full-time jobs accounted for all of the total gains in June - up 62,000 - and May - up 53,000. Part-time positions dropped by 48,000 in June following a 15,000 reduction in the previous ...

The bull and bear market in iron ore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
Iron ore continues the uptrend that started in mid-June, reaching US$70.24 a tonne overnight. For the technically inclined, this puts iron ore in a bull market - defined as a 20% increase from its nearest bottom - that should encourage further prices ...

NAB sells down stake in $350bn asset consultant

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
NAB is selling a 55% stake in JANA to senior JANA management. JANA chief executive Jim Lamborn described the sale as an exciting next step in JANA's 30 year history, adding: "The new management ownership structure model will give us greater flexibility ...

The problem with currency extrapolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... quarter but better than expectations for a slight easing to 6.8%. Retail sales growth accelerated to 11.0% in the year to June - the fastest since December 2015 - from 10.7% in April and May. The year-on-year growth in industrial production quickened ...

Clime acquires equities boutique for $3.6m

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
Clime Investment Management will push its gross assets under management past $700 million with the acquisition of a Sydney-based Australian equities boutique. Clime will purchase CBG Asset Management, which has $130 million in assets across three mandates ...