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Chief economist update: Back to the shops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... reports only started to be reflected in employees' pay cheques in February. Stronger consumer spending suggests that US businesses would be able to easily pass on higher costs to shoppers - US import prices increased by 3.6% in the year to March; producer ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... measure - the PCE price index - to 1.9% in January - to its 2% inflation target, has all but made this a certainty. US businesses added 235,000 workers to their payrolls in February. This is heaps more than market expectations for a 190K addition. What ...

Data says not yet but what would Janet say?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... consumer level. This, along with soft consumer spending (implied in last night's retail sales report), would discourage US businesses from raising selling prices.

LMCI's portrait of labour market conditions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... Bieber "Baby, baby, baby oooh." Another month, another strong and better-than-expected US non-farm payrolls report. US businesses added another 295K heads to their payroll (versus expectations for a 230K add) last month on top of solid gains of 239K ...

netwealth to launch managed account service by Q3

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
netwealth is developing a comprehensive managed account service with plans to launch it in the third quarter of this year. The service will sit as another investment option within netwealth's approved product list (APL) and it will be available through ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... AEDT on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,417. Payrolls firm ADP said US businesses added 191,000 jobs in March, below the 215,000 projected by analysts, but an improvement on the 178,000 figure for February. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... below the 7.7 per cent recorded in 2013 and 2012, also the lowest growth rate since 1999. Payrolls firm ADP said US businesses added just 139,000 jobs in February, well below the monthly average of 186,000 over the last year and below the 150,000 expected ...

Guardian lowers PI insurance premiums for planners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
In an effort to recognise advisers who provide professional sustainable advice, Guardian Advice and Suncorp Financial Planning are set to lower professional insurance premiums for its planners. Guardian Advice also plans to create accreditation that ...

Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Super funds must prepare for a high level of activist scrutiny of their investments as a result of the increasing of portfolio disclosure requirements, according to Peter Lewis, director of Essential Media Communications (EMC). Under current plans ...

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... Europe overnight. The S&P 500 index ended more than 1% higher last night on optimism over rising optimism among small US businesses. The National Federation of Independent Business's (NFIB) optimism index rose to a six-month high in April. I wonder where ...