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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... lead to lower sales, lower company profits, and reduced business investment. That would lead to price discounting and lower wages and even lower expected inflation. UK GDP The second estimate of UK GDP showed the economy expanded by 2.2% in the year ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... profits, reduced business investment in structures and equipment and staff. That would lead to price discounting and lower wages and even lower expected inflation. RBNZ cuts interest rates Low inflation and currency strength were also the main reasons ...

(Back) wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... slower wages growth for the economy? One school of thought argues that this would lead to an economic slowdown as lower wages prompts lower consumer spending. The other school thought it good. Lower wages enables the company to increase profitability ...

Hero to Zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... terms - and so did the financial markets. No one really expects the Greeks on the street to vote for higher taxes, lower wages (for those who still have work) and reduced welfare payments, do they? Mr. Papandreou called off the referendum, survived the ...

Westpac considering greater NZ influence; report

... today said Westpac was considering relocating back office jobs to New Zealand from Australia to take advantage of the lower wages in that country. It was also suggested the bank could shift some of its card processing and product development businesses ...
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