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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... sector confidence towards the 12-month business outlook slipped slightly in March to its lowest level in 2016 so far. Optimism was generally linked to forecasts of an improving economic climate and planned company expansions".

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... in March, unchanged from February, marking the second consecutive month of sub-50 reading (the level that delineates optimism from pessimism) which, according to MNI, is "something not seen since the global financial crisis". However, while the latest ...

Consumer (un)confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... conditions index fell to 112.1 from 116.6 in January while expectations declined to 78.9 from 85.3. There was reduced optimism for the labour market too. "Those anticipating more jobs in the months ahead decreased from 13.4 percent to 12.2 percent, while ...

Small not feeling beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... since - not to mention still below target inflation - indicate otherwise. A bigger-than-expected drop in small business optimism reported by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) last night is the latest addition to the run of disappointing ...

ASX jumps "despite" naughty news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... Altair Asset Management chief economist Stephen Roberts. William Blair's chief economist, Olga Bitel, was also filled with optimism, saying that "Australia was beating its OECD peers in capitalising on China's economic transition... We are talking about ...

China stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... China's GDP, while 70 percent of local government debt takes the form of investment with expected returns." While there's optimism that the latest round of stimulus measures would help reverse the tide for China's slowing economy, it's still uncertain ...

Labour market says go, inflation says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... - seeing "jobs plentiful" in August while an equal 21.9% -- the lowest in 93 months - seeing "jobs hard to get". This optimism on the jobs front should get American consumers spending... and they are, which should raise inflation expectations... and ...

Feds still in a hole at the Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... Last Friday, Moody's reportedly slashed its China 2016 growth forecast to 6.3% from 6.5%. This is a reversal from the optimism that prevailed just a bit and a month ago - despite China's stock market beginning to convulse - when Beijing reported growth ...

Managers pressured by more demanding clients

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... surveyed in APAC said this growing demand is shaking up their business models. The report - titled 'Opportunities for Optimism? A New Vision for Value in Asset Management' - shows that a major response to this challenge will be product innovation, with ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... that moves to return cash to shareholders were in the horizon. LONDON - European stocks marked a pause despite growing optimism over Greece which was given a further boost as the EU approved a 7 billion euros ($A10.28 billion) bridge loan for Athens. ...