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Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... outnumbered optimists (below 100) and worse, the sixth consecutive month deteriorating confidence. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans got it on point too: "Much of the weakness is likely to reflect a mix of weak growth in wages; increases in key costs ...

Wages separate businesses from consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... (January 2008). But consumer moods are also tracking 2008 records...on the downside as observed by Westpac chief economist Bill Evans: "We have not seen such a succession of weak reads since 2008." The Westpac-MI consumer sentiment index declined to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... October to 0.11% in November - the fourth straight month of above trend growth. According to Westpac chief economist Bill Evans, ""The Leading Index growth rate has lifted over the last six months from a 0.12% below trend reading in June to the current ...

Budgets with more super tinkering are possible

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
Westpac chief economist Bill Evans warns superannuation funds that further tinkering of the system at Budget time is not beyond the realms of possibilities. As federal politicians become further engrossed in "fixing the Budget" the chief economist reckons ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... six-months ahead - improved from minus 0.01% in July to plus 0.20% in August. This, according to Westpac chief economist Bill Evans, is "consistent with a trend that has been building for some months now. The positive Index growth rate follows 15 consecutive ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... that optimists continue to outnumber pessimists (100 is the break-even point). More than this, WBC chief economist Bill Evans noted in the press release that, "Consumer Sentiment has been remarkably stable for the last six months. Over that period the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... trend three to nine months ahead - improved from -0.15% in June to -0.12% last month. According to WBC chief economist Bill Evans, "While the growth rate of the Index remains below zero, indicating a continuation of the below trend momentum seen over ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... 0.7% over the month but remains 11.5% higher compared with the same month in 2015. However, Westpac chief economist Bill Evans noted that, "The response to this development has been much more muted than we saw in May when the Bank last cut the rate ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Australian consumer confidence "...a disappointing result" is how Westpac chief economist Bill Evans described the latest reading from its consumer sentiment survey. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month ...

Another 6-9 months under Downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... Australian Federal Treasury put growth in the country's potential output at 2.75%. However, as Westpac's Chief Economist Bill Evans noted, "...the components of the Index which reflect or are heavily influenced by international forces are weakening its ...