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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... Thursday, the Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator for October is due out. Meanwhile, Westpac chief economist Bill Evans is slated to speak at a CEDA lunch in Brisbane while Fairfax boss Greg Hywood is to speak at the Publish conference. In equities ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... Industry Association (HIA)-Cordell Construction Outlook Breakfast Series features speeches from Westpac chief economist Bill Evans, Cordell CEO Michael Hughes and HIA chief economist Harley Dale. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the ...

Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... sentiment fell for a second straight month to 103.3 - the lowest since July 2013 - that prompted Westpac chief economist Bill Evans to state that: "The index shows no signs that respondents are feeling any relief for job prospects despite the Reserve ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... manufacturing (PMI) index and the RP Data-Rismark's home prices, both for January, are also expected. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans is slated to address an Economic Indicators Luncheon - 2013 Qld Property Market, hosted by the Financial Services ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... lunch in Hobart while speakers at the Australian Business Economists forum in Sydney include Westpac chief economist Bill Evans, JP Morgan Fixed Income Strategist Sally Auld, RBC senior economist Su-Lin Ong, Colonial First State's Head of Investment ...

Bad news sells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... the end to the recent resurgence in consumer spending. Even gloomier, according to the AFR, "Westpac chief economist Bill Evans said the only comparable period of gloom since the recession of the early 1990s was during 2000-01 and 2008-09." "The Australian" ...

The Fed, the ECB and the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... rate cut. Australian consumer confidence fell to an eight-month low in April. According to Westpac chief economist Bill Evans, "Apart from last year's lows and the March 2008 to May 2009 period, when households feared a recession associated with the ...

Killer inflation - three fatalities

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... killer. Literally. Australia's employment growth was softer than expected in October, however Westpac's chief economist Bill Evans said "the detail behind the headlines was strong, with a surge in full-time employment continuing its solid out-performance". ...

Australia's growth spurt

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... sales were up during the month by 0.3 per cent, 1.7 per cent and 0.5 per cent respectively. Westpac's chief economist Bill Evans said, "Last month we thought that growth in the Index may be on a sustained downward path after a long robust period." "However ...

Money can't buy confidence

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
... 115.7 from 111.1 in August and the index is demonstrating a particularly confident consumer. Westpac's chief economist Bill Evans said, "Last month the Index fell by 8.1 per cent following the Reserve Bank's decision to raise interest rates by 0.25 per ...