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Cheaper imports

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... would pressure import prices down. This would have negative implications for growth - as consumers buy cheaper imported goods and services - and inflation domestic businesses reduce prices to compete with cheaper imported goods and services.

Flashes: activity expansion and moderating inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... elevated, suggesting robust growth will be sustained in coming months". Ditto with inflation, with "average prices charged for goods and services rose at a slightly slower pace than the already modest rate seen in June, the rate of increase slipping ...

Low inflation exporter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... imports. But that was using 2001 trade numbers. Fast forward to the present and by 2016, the US Census Bureau had US imports of goods and services from China at 17.1% of total - more than its historical biggest trading partners Canada (14.5%) and Mexico ...

Macrovue appoints former Arena MD

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... of 65% month-over-month. Its strongest performing portfolios over the last 12 months have been 'Social Media' and 'Luxury Goods', while 'Water Scarcity' and 'Silver Haired Economy' also proved popular. "We have built an easy to use platform for investors ...

Insurers held to account with new FSC code

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
The Financial Services Council rolled out its Life Insurance Code of Practice, along with a new set of standardised medical definitions, on July 1. The new definitions for cancer, heart attack and stroke in trauma and critical illness policies were ...

Australian property love affair cannot please everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... the other hand, if consumers pile up too much debt relative to their income levels, they may have to stop spending on new goods and services just to pay off old debts. That could put a big dent in economic growth. Similarly, borrowing by businesses also ...

Expansions maintained despite dashed expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... might be correct about the "transitory" nature of the recent easing in inflation after all. "Average prices charged for goods and services meanwhile showed one of the largest rises in the past two years, pointing to improved pricing power amid healthy ...

No spend, no inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... from 42.2 in March. No income, no spend. Hardly surprising that the index tracking consumers' "willingness to buy durable goods" came down to a reading of 42.2 last month (the lowest in five months) from 43.8 in March. No spend, no inflation.

New CFO for Vanguard Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... officer AUS/NZ at global information management firm Iron Mountain, and has more than 20 years' experience across the consumer goods, logistics and retail sectors. She will be responsible for overseeing the business' financial operations at both a management ...

Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... case with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) elephant - the latest update on Australia's "International Trade in Goods and Services". The numbers show that the country's trade surplus narrowed by 15% to A$3.1 billion in March from an upwardly ...