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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... US$513 billion in 2015, marked steep declines of US$107.9 billion in December and US$93.9 billion in August. Japan leading index Preliminary data show that Japan's leading economic index fell to a reading of 100.0 in July from 100.7 in the previous month. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... in July. Japan leading economic indicator A little bit of sunshine in Japan. The final estimate of the country's leading index increased to a better than expected reading of 99.2 in June from 98.4 in the previous month. Not only this, improvements were ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity inched up by 0.1% in July, partially reversing the previous month's 0.2% fall. More important, the six-month annualised growth rate in the index - indicating ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Australia leading index "Leading Index improves but still points to below trend momentum". This is the header of Westpac's media release on the latest update of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity. The index tracks future ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... situation. Contractors, however, were slightly less optimistic about their business outlook for the months ahead." Japan leading index A significant drop in Japan's leading composite index (of 12 economic indicators) in February justifies recent speculations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity dipped by 0.1% in March to 96.59 - the lowest reading on record - after falling by 0.2% in the previous month. Among the components, consumer sentiment expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... previous month. Japan leading economic index Indications of weakness in the economy continue to pile up in Japan. The leading index - a composite of 12 economic indicators - declined to 99.8 in February from 101.8 in January. While only slightly lower ...

Another 6-9 months under Downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
This is the picture of Australia painted by the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity. The headline index fell to a reading of 97.13 in January from 97.17 in the previous month. This is the index's lowest level on record ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street and European markets fell as volatile commodity prices and company results hit shares. At 0802 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 27 points at ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0655 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 47 points at 5,574. US stocks were up 0.6 per cent, ending a two-day ...