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Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... University to develop a means of ensuring workers are effectively protected and supported in an increasingly fragmented labour market. Working with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford, Zurich has launched the ...

Chief economist update: Americans who want work will find it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... years - while respondents saying that "jobs are hard to get" dropped to 13.2 - the lowest since 2001. The strong labour market not only suggests strong consumer spending but even stronger consumer spending for the US macro economy. This is because while ...

Chief economist update: BOE waiting on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... £435 billion". This, despite the UK central bank maintaining its assessment of reduced slack in the economy. "The labour market remains tight, with the employment rate and vacancies around record highs, and the unemployment rate at its lowest since ...

Chief economist update: Australia's low(er)-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... and the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) trend measures show continued improvement in the country's labour market, the latest update on inflation disappoints. According to the ABS, Australia's annual headline inflation rate weakened ...

Chief economist update: Shopaholics drive US growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... despite its recent slip from 99 in September to a reading of 98.6 in October. This, along with the strength of the labour market - the unemployment rate stood at a 49-year low of 3.7% in September - suggests continued strength coming from the US consumer ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... country is facing these heightened uncertainties from a strong base. More up-to-date report on the country's labour market delivers extra positive underpinnings. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the economy added 5,600 workers ...

Chief economist update: US bond yield jump made FTSE slump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... observation on the domestic economy: "UK GDP grew by 0.4% in 2018 Q2 and by 0.6% in the three months to July. The UK labour market has continued to tighten, with the unemployment rate falling to 4.0% and the number of vacancies rising further." True ...

Chief economist update: That other Fed policy towards normalcy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... September - its highest level on record. In addition, the ADP private sector employment report showed persistent labour market strength with another 230,000 gained in September. This provides a positive lead to Friday night's non-farm payrolls report ...

Chief economist update: Keep one eye open on the housing market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... a bit above 3 per cent in 2018 and 2019." The rest are virtually a copy and paste exercise. "The outlook for the labour market remains positive... Wages growth remains low, although it has picked up a little... The improvement in the economy should see ...

Chief economist update: Trump's beggar thy neighbour policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
Another month, another strong US labour market report. The time before US President Donald Trump would have had consumers, businesses and investors everywhere dancing in the streets and singing hallelujah. This is due to the rationale that the US economy's ...