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Taxing times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... start of the year. Forward indicators point to continued growth. While the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index decreased to a reading of 58.7 in October, it was from September's 13-year high of 60.8 was the 14th straight month ...

Oil's gift to central bankers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... headline index has signalled growth in each of the past 61 months. Similar rates of output expansion were noted for the manufacturing and service sectors..." On the production side, the agreed upon production cuts that was extended to expire in March ...

Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... surveys is any indication, it'll be more of the same, if not worse, in the coming months. The AiG performance of manufacturing index fell to 51.1 in October, still indicating expansion but decelerating from 54.2 in September and 59.8 in August. The narrative's ...

Jobs galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... of numbers that came just in the nick of time for the estimated 900 workers who'll be finishing at Holden's car manufacturing plant in Adelaide today. For as that door closes, another opens. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) "Labour Force" report ...

Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... employers were having difficulty finding qualified workers, particularly in construction, transportation, skilled manufacturing, and some health care and service positions. These shortages were also restraining business growth." "Despite widespread labor ...

ANZ splits OnePath businesses, revamps life insurance team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... space," she said. Commenting on the insurance business, George said: "ANZ is still committed to the strategy of not manufacturing insurance. So we need to look for alternatives for insurance. It may take some time." "Given that we are going to separate ...

ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... continued advances in the region's already strong PMI readings - composite (56.7 in September from 55.7 in August); manufacturing (58.1 from 57.4); services (55.8 from 54.7) - and more recently, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) sharp upgrade to ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... admitted that the introduction of the GST in July have had a negative impact on economic activity particularly, in the manufacturing sector. "This may further delay the revival of investment activity, which is already hampered by stressed balance sheets ...

Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... be expanding at a slower rate but they're still expanding. The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing and services indices both slowed in September from August but remained above the 50 expansion/contraction line. The manufacturing ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... scribbling to spook the bejeesus out of you ala Pennywise the clown of "It" fame. Au contraire, the quote refers to the manufacturing PMI survey releases showing that the world's biggest economies are all - not some - "floating" above 50. Yes Virginia ...