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In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... unchanged at 2.3%. The ABS has done it again...to me in this case. The statistician's report on "Private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure" (Capex) raises doubts over my own optimism with regards to wages - that would spark a virtuous ...

CBA records $4.9bn half-year profit

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... recent trends in the Australian economy are more positive." "We will continue to manage our balance sheet, and our expenditure, conservatively. But we will also continue to invest confidently so we can play our part in the bright future we see for Au ...

Lifted by external demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... percentage point but this was offset by a decline in residential investment for a net zero contribution. Similarly, public expenditure made no contribution to Q4 growth as a 1.8% drop in government investment negated the 0.3% increase in government consumption ...

Super taxes break $35bn budget hit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
Treasury has released its latest Taxation Expenditures Statement and it reveals the cost of superannuation's tax breaks to now be $35 billion and on track to climb a further 34% within the next four years. Superannuation taxation expenditures in 2015-16 ...

ASFA slams Grattan as 'out of touch'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... conditioning in summer and heating in winter." ASFA currently rates 'comfortable' retirement standard as an annual expenditure of $43,372 for a single and $59,619 for couples. According to ASFA, based on current settings and the increase in SG payments ...

Super tax receipts to reach $8bn: MYEFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... by the parliament at $13.2 billion, including $12.5 billion in payment savings. "Sustained discipline to offset new expenditure and pass existing Budget repair measures is needed to consolidate the Budget and to lower government debt, particularly against ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... offset a 1.4% fall in manufacturing. A continued increase in core machinery orders suggests an improvement in capital expenditure going forward. However, this stat is notoriously volatile. Year-on-year, core orders dropped by 5.6%, a sharper decline ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... Australia capex The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on business investment shows actual private new capital expenditure drop by 4.0% in the September quarter. While worse than market expectations for a 2.5% fall, the third quarter figure ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... to a 2.3% rise in private residential investment. Household consumption was flat over the quarter and so was public expenditure declined as the 0.4% gain in government consumption was offset by the 0.7% decline in government investment. However, inflation ...

Super funds becoming retirement ready

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... collective saving trends are on track to deliver sufficient account balances capable of supporting this annual retirement expenditure. He said Cbus will still compete hard to maximise investment returns but these should be seen as an input to enabling ...