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Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
First, the good news: The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) latest update on the country's labour market confirmed the continued strengthening in the labour market. Total employment increased by 34,700 in the month of December -- more than twice ...

The next generation of adviser and client

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... at the table with shared ownership because this is not a women's issue, it is a business imperative. In a tight labour market, true equity is a competitive edge," Williams said. The report states that for any real change to eventuate, advice firms must ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... (1.7% from 1.8%) in year-on-year terms. This is also consistent with other domestic indicators. While the Australian labour market is improving - the unemployment rate is at its lowest level since February 2013 (5.4%) - wage growth remains sluggish. ...

FSC calls for inquiry into gig economy and its impact on super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... pre-budget submission to call for an inquiry via the Productivity Commission into the impact of potential changes in the labour market. This would include automation, self-employment, contractors and the 'gig economy' on tax revenue, superannuation ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... highly accommodative financial conditions and underpinnings through the government's past stimulus measures." Japan's labour market stats indicate it would. Japan's unemployment rate fell to a 24-year low of 2.7% in November with the jobs-to-applicants ...

Getting better and betterer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... given the findings in the most recent Fed Beige Book report (November 2017) that showed widespread tightness in the labour market with "most Districts reported employers were having difficulties finding qualified workers across various skill levels." ...

Ho ho hum MYEFO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... 2.25% in FY2017-18 (down from 2.5% in May) and by 2.75% in FY2018-19 (from 3.0%). Still, given the strengthening labour market, this could still turn out correct. The problem is if wages remain unresponsive. Continued stagnant wages growth would put ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... employment gaining 22,200 in November - full-time up by 15,300 and part-time up by 6,900. But whether or not the labour market continue to gain momentum remains to be seen. Here, the ABS' measure of monthly hours worked offers good tidings. Monthly hours ...

Down, down business conditions are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... 5.4% in October. Consensus expectations are for the jobless rate to remain steady at 5.4% when the ABS releases its Labour Market report tomorrow. Back to the NAB survey. It appears that October's "puzzle" has been solved, not by business confidence ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... reduction of household debt. The latest AiG performance indices offer good tidings, i.e. further improvement in the labour market. The AiG performance of manufacturing index jumped to a reading of 57.3 in November from 51.1 in the previous month for ...