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Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... September, December and March. This was also evident in the result of the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey - down to 95.5 in August from 96.6 in July. This is the ninth straight month where pessimists outnumbered optimists ...

Wages separate businesses from consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... This is the collective cry of Australian consumers according to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey. Yet only a day before, the NAB business survey showed that business conditions in July were at their best levels since before ...

Is the Fed the victim of its own success?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... expectations. Why spend now when prices aren't rising (even softening) anyway? The Conference Board's consumer sentiment survey showed that "12 months ahead" inflation expectations fell to a reading of 4.6% in June from 4.7% in the previous month and ...

Confidence: the business/household divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... subdued and consumers cautious with their spending." Here, the lead from the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey is not encouraging. Australian consumer sentiment fell by 1.2 points to a reading of 96.2 in June from 98.0 in the previous ...

100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
The 29th of April 2017 marked the first 100 days since Donald Trump was sworn in as chief executive of America, Inc. "Donald, you're fired!" should be what Americans tell him if poll ratings are anything to go by. In her piece on al.com, Leada Gore ...

Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... hikes by lenders. This is not lost on Australian consumers as the recent Westpac- Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey indicates and one that could lead to more spending restraint. Consumer sentiment fell to a reading of 99.0 in April from 99.7 ...

Boring but the trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... are discouraged from looking for jobs. This is underscored in the February Westpac Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey that showed "unemployment expectations" increased by 3.1% this month - suggesting more consumers expect unemployment to rise ...

One week delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... in December). A fact - yes, not the "alternative" one - that's apparent in the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey. The index soared to a 13-year high reading of 98.5 in January. The butcher, the baker and the candlestick-maker - read, the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... The Conference Board's consumer confidence measure echoes the large jump in the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey (reported earlier) where the index rose to 93.8 in November from 87.2 in October. Japanese consumer spending Some reports ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... 2.88. This is also consistent with the easing in the one-year inflation expectations component of the consumer sentiment survey from 2.8% in April to 2.5% in May. Thailand GDP Thailand's economy expanded by 3.2% in the year to first quarter of 2016 - ...