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Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... estimates shows persistent weakening in additions to total employment since mid-2018. Leading employment indicators - the ANZ job ads dropped by 10.4% in the year to September; the Westpac-Melbourne Institute 'unemployment expectations index' ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... mid-2018. Worse, even additions to part-time jobs have started to decelerate. Leading employment indicators - the ANZ job ads dropped by 11.4% in the year to August; the Westpac-Melbourne Institute 'unemployment expectations index' rose by 10.6% ...

Chief economist update: Another rate cut on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... million hours." Decreasing hours worked implies lesser need for staff. But wait, there's more! The lead from the ANZ job ads series suggests further weakening in job creation in the coming months. There's also the Westpac-Melbourne Institute ...

Chief economist update: RBA refused to blink in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... on the strength of the labour market, the lead from the ANZ job advertisement series suggests that weakness lies ahead. Job ads have been contracting (in year-on-year terms) since January this year. This should keep speculations for an RBA rate cut alive ...

Chief economist update: RBA May cut, May not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... the December quarter to be 2.3 per cent higher over 2018." Employment growth remains strong... but the lead from the ANZ job ads series indicates weakness going forward. "The adjustment in established housing markets is continuing, after the earlier ...

Finance job opportunities rise post-RC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... a relatively modest decline from an exceptionally high base," Parker said. The Sunsuper Australian Job Index measures job ads and vacancies, separating the data between permanent and contingent job vacancies.

Chief economist update: RBA repeats history

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... give no reason for optimism - the trend slowdown in total and full-time jobs remain. Not only that, the lead from the ANZ job ads series suggests further weakening in job creation in the coming months. History repeats? Just as today, the RBA has kept ...

Chief economist update: What's the RBA waiting for?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... activity, hiring would start shrinking sometime soon. This is indicated by the back-to-back year on year decline in the ANZ job ads series - down by 4.3% in February after declining by 3.8% the month before) - which leads the growth in employment by ...

Chief economist update: RBA still in denial

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... the details hide the devil. See " Good jobs bad jobs " published here on 25 January 2019. The latest update on the ANZ job ads - a leading indicator of employment growth three months ahead - support my not so positive outlook on the domestic labour market. ...

Hiring outlook subdued: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... year's index. The findings echo research conducted by SEEK, which found a nearly 50% increase in risk and compliance job ads year on year - most of which come from the banking and finance sector. Compliance jobs roles have increased by 122% in the ...