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Data doesn't justify "recession" headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... of eco and survey data out of this land girt by sea this week, the picture they paint is to the contrary. Private sector credit growth accelerated to an annual rate of 6.3% in August - the fastest in 78 months - from 6.1% in the previous month. The details ...

Market set for a fairly flat open

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... Seven nations in Germany. Locally on Friday, HIA releases its new home sales and the Reserve Bank releases private sector credit data. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed lower after the release of worse than expected capital expenditure figures. ...

RBA rate cut: earlier and more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... spread more broadly than just on the recent property purchasers." This appears to be continuing with latest private sector credit data showing that investor housing finance increased by 0.7% in February and 10.1% from a year ago. Would Gov Glenn go for ...

Stagflation is real in Brazil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... for real estate credit. These measures are likely to be insufficient given the persistent deterioration in private sector credit - up 3.3% in the year to June from 3.6% in the previous month. For perspective, the annual growth in private sector credit ...

Market wrap AAP

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... at 5,541. In economic news in Australia on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia will release its monthly private sector credit data. The local market on Thursday closed closed lower as falling iron prices weighed upon the resources sector. The benchmark ...

On caution's side

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... Europe and despite some economic indicators showing signs of weakening - retail sales, consumer confidence, private sector credit, etc. As in recent history, the Australian dollar is already adjusting for these. Note that a currency depreciation is virtually ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
... increase by 2 per cent in the June quarter, driven primarily by continuing gains in the mining industry. Private sector credit figures for July are also due for release this week and are expected to increase by 0.5 per cent over the month for an 11 per ...

RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... CPI reading and instead are focused on more recent releases showing a contraction in retail sales, slowing private sector credit, falling consumer and business confidence and a decline in housing. Futures market pricing now indicates a 25-30 percent ...

This Week's Market Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... should make for very interesting market movements. Australia: Australian retail sales, building approvals and private sector credit will be released this week. The ABS will report on Australian building approvals on Wednesday. The market expects approvals ...

Confidently counting our chickens

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
... present. But some economic trends are still making waves for the long-term view. Despite a slight reduction in private sector credit in March (by 0.2 percentage points), it continues to grow at an annual rate near 15 per cent and personal credit growth ...