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Adviser cybercrime insurance launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... Brooks said. Cybercrime is estimated to cost the Australian economy up to $16 billion in the next decade, and is one of the fastest growing risks for companies globally, according to figures from global insurer Lloyd's. Adviser Ratings policy managing ...

Price-pressured

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... core inflation rate is right smack at the British central bank's inflation target - up 2.0% in the year to February - the fastest annual rate since June 2014 - from 1.6% in the previous month and 1.4% in June 2016 (Brexit vote). And there's more upward ...

Labour costs rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... the September quarter and 1.0% in June quarter. While this is in line with market expectations, the latest figure is the fastest annual rate of growth since the first quarter of 2016. Wages and salaries per hour worked rose by 1.6% year-on-year in the ...

One small rise in rates, one giant step towards normalisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... decision suggest its steady as he goes... up. US headline CPI inflation accelerated to 2.7% in the year to February - the fastest rate since March 2012 - from 2.5% in the previous month. Core inflation eased to 2.2% from 2.3% but remains above the Fed's ...

Traded goods inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... costs of consumer goods, foods and industrial supplies and materials increased. The price of imports increased at the fastest rate in five years despite the strength in US dollar (up 3.0% between February 2016 and February 2017) and a decline in imported ...

Chinese inflation slows and quickens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... by 7.8% in the year to February, up from 6.9% in the previous month and higher than the expected 7.7% rise. This is the fastest rate of increase in producer prices since September 2008 and marked the sixth consecutive month of accelerating inflation ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... growth in lending to households accelerated to 2.2% in the year to January from 2.0% in the previous month. This is the fastest annual rate of increase since May 2011 and the third consecutive month of strengthening credit growth. Credit to non-financial ...

Bad credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... the slowest pace since June last year. But this came on the back of the 0.7% surge in the previous month, which was the fastest rate since September 2015, and a strong 0.5% gain in November. Loans to housing - up 0.5% in January - accounted for all of ...

A good set of numbers (almost)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... profits surged by 20.1% in the December quarter following a small 1.5% increase in the preceding quarter. This is the fastest quarterly rate of growth since the 34.7% jump recorded in March 2001 and is significantly higher than market expectations for ...

A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... to 2.5% in the year to January, from 2.1% in the previous month. This is higher than expectations for a 2.4% rate, the fastest rate since March 2012 and the six straight month of quickening inflation rate. Core inflation lifted to 2.3% in January - the ...