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Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... saves nine" China is it. Latest data show that China's manufacturing sector is back in expansion. The official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) China manufacturing PMI increased to a reading of 50.5 in March after dropping to a three-year low ...

Chief economist update: RBA repeats history

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... need to acquiesce to mounting consensus expectations for at least one interest rate cut this year after the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) good news on the country's unemployment rate - it dropped to an eight-year low of 4.9% in February ...

Australia in effective recession: Academic

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... the economy is already in effective recession, according to the University of New South Wales. Yesterday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics posted a 0.2% growth in gross domestic product for the three months to December 2018. Consumer spending grew ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
The Australian economy has slowed - big time. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed that GDP grew by a mere 0.2% in the December 2018 quarter from 0.3% in the previous three-month period, taking the annual growth ...

Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... last quarter of 2018. Both are correct statements. It only depends what measurement of US GDP growth rate is used. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) uses the "annualised growth rate" to measure changes in the economy - the quarterly growth ...

Chief economist update: Nerves of steel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... guess. At this point, it's looking dicey. His revised forecast (from no change this year) came just after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its "Labour Force, Australia" report that showed: Total employment grew by a greater-than-expected ...

Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... back? But that aside, the latest update on Australian wages compels the RBA to provide some policy support. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that wages growth remained unchanged at 2.3% in the year to the December quarter from the previous ...

Chief economist update: Is the US about to join the global slowdown club?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... publications put the shocking drop in retail spending as due to the record 35-day US government shutdown. But nah. The Census Bureau itself reported that, "Data collection and processing were delayed for this indicator release due to the lapse in federal ...

Global Financial Innovation Network launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... Canada, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Monetary Authority of Singapore and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of the US. GFIN also aims to act as a network for regulators to collaborate and share experience of innovation, including emerging ...

Australia Day: How the barbecue has changed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... barbecues. They're also more conscious about drinking alcohol to excess and should eat fruit salad. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said sausages and lamb chops have seen price increases, in real terms, by 41% and 36% respectively over ...