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Energy fuels US cross-border inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
The price of goods and services bought and sold by America from its trading partners lifted in December - both largely driven by surging energy prices. US export prices rose by 0.3% in the month of December following a 0.1% dip in the previous month. ...

Sun rising in Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... December from 40.7 in November); employment (45.7 from 42.5); income growth (41.9 from 40.4); and, willingness to buy durable goods (42.8 from 40.5). This follows earlier reports of a strong lift in Japanese business confidence. The Tankan survey of ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... the prices of food & non-alcoholic beverages (+3.8% from +2.5% in October); health (+2.5% from +2.3%); and miscellaneous goods & services (+1.8% from +1.5%). Declines were recorded in the prices of clothing and footwear (-0.5%); transport (-1.5%); and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... quarter of 2014 and is better than market expectations for a deficit of A$13,700 million. The deficit on the balance on goods and services dropped by 37% to A$4,682 million over the third quarter and the primary income deficit went down by 24% to A$6,265 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... On inflation, the raw materials price index rose to 18.2 in November from 13.7 in the previous month while the finished goods prices index jumped to 8.0 from 1.2. Wages and benefits also climbed to 18.4 from 16.4. December fed rate hike here we come. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... 2001. The ANZ estimates that this would subtract around 0.7 percentage points to September quarter GDP growth. US durable goods orders US durable goods orders surged by 4.8% in the month of October, beating market expectations for a 1.5% gain and followed ...

Do super funds hold AAA rating key?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... the developed countries and that's reducing demand for capital. We've had a very big fall in the relative price of capital goods - this is part of the digital economy," Garnaut said. "The absolute level of savings in China is as large as the United States ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... Fellow of Economics at UNSW Business School, said that Trump's election promise - which include a 45% tariff on Chinese goods and 35% on Mexican goods - will, as Oliver suggested, hurt global trade. "He would be the most isolationist, protectionist President ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... October from 42.0 in September); income growth (41.0 from 41.1); employment (44.8 from 46.2) and willingness to buy durable goods (41.9 from 42.5). New Zealand labour market Expectations that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will cut interest rates ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... of economic activity that showed the economy growing at above-trend rate in the June and September quarters. US durable goods orders Us durable goods orders fell by 0.1% in the month of September, disappointing market expectations for a 0.2% gain but ...