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Flashes: activity expansion and moderating inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... previous month while the same for the services sector was unchanged at 55.4. Similar to that of America, "forward-looking indicators such as new order inflows remain elevated, suggesting robust growth will be sustained in coming months". Ditto with inflation ...

The bull and bear market in iron ore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... largely offset by Rio Tinto's lowered shipments guidance to 330 million tonnes (from 330 to 340 million tonnes). Recent indicators showing strengthening momentum in iron ore's biggest buyer, China - underscored by the higher than expected and above target ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... businesses increase expenditures on plant & equipment and on staff hiring and presumably offering higher wages Leading indicators in the recent NAB survey provide an optimistic outlook with the forward orders component rising to a reading of 4 in June ...

Banks come out on top for climate change disclosure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... banks were rated as "leading" or "detailed" in their reporting, while five out of seven banks reported on three key indicators: emissions, a policy and a target. ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson explained that the banks high exposure to environmental ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... "transitory", and one that should provide an easy comparison when the second quarter figures are estimated, partial indicators for the second quarter are not so plush. US retail sales growth have trended lower from 4.8% year-on-year growth in March to ...

Confidence: the business/household divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... in optimism. While not impossible, this is highly unlikely given the positive forward indications - "Other leading indicators were generally encouraging, with the capacity utilisation rate rising, despite some pull-back in capital expenditure, while ...

Better, but not good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... upside risks." According to the OECD: "The mood in the global economy has brightened during the last year. Confidence indicators, industrial production, headline measures of employment, and cross-border trade flows have improved in most economies." Moreover ...

Five minutes of sunshine tomorrow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Hip, hip! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Business Indicators' report (released yesterday) eased growing concerns that tomorrow's National Accounts would show that the Australian economy weakened sharply - if not outright contracted -- in ...

Fund manager sells all shares ahead of crash

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... too many risks at present, and I cannot justify charging our clients fees when there are so many early warning lead indicators of clear and present danger in property and equity markets now. I would like to make clear this is not a winding up of Altair ...

AUSTRAC launches tool to help advisers fight terrorism

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006. The new poster provides a selection of red flag indicators that financial planners can look out for." ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell added: "The risk assessment tool will help the financial ...