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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... building rose 0.1% while non-residential building rose 3.7%. Housing construction is a major leading indicator of economic activity and economists will be watching out for whether subdued dwelling approvals combines with low consumer demand to pull down ...

Is gold on the ceiling for Australian investors?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... investment. "We've struggled with gold and I don't even consider it as an asset class. I think it's a useless economic activity. But nonetheless 12% of our benchmark is gold companies and that's been very painful in the last year because the commodity ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... Deloitte Access Economics said that while public sector activity is making a concerted effort to support general economic activity, this alone will not be enough to turn prospects for spending into non-engineering projects. Non-mining investment is also ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... increase in the number of indirect investments and new capital products. "We are actively targeting areas of economic activity where clean energy investment can improve energy efficiency, cut carbon emissions as well as lower operating costs. The CEFC's ...

WAM finds returns in growth companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... housing market and retail sectors. This low interest rate environment will be conducive to higher levels of economic activity, which is supportive of earnings growth," Stott said. WAM Capital delivered an 85.7% increase in operating profit before tax ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... allowed the impact of the referendum result to be dampened rather than amplified". However, the BOE expects UK economic activity to "weaken in the near-term," pointing to early indications such as the" sharp falls in some measures of business and consumer ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... elsewhere in the world". On Brexit, the RBA declared that, "Any effects of the referendum outcome on global economic activity remain to be seen and, outside the effects on the UK economy itself, may be hard to discern". BOE eases First shot across the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... 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 activity three to nine months in advanced. The index increased by 0.20 points to 97.0 in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... response to them on the global financial markets, prospects regarding the European debt problem and the momentum of economic activity and prices in Europe, and geopolitical risks". The BOJ concluded its statement with the usual promise, "It will examine ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... rate has declined". According to the FOMC statement, the slowdown in the labour market came just as "growth in economic activity appears to have picked up". Household spending has been strengthening since the start of the year and "the drag form net ...