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Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... Even better than this, reported by news.com.au : "Retail experts have expressed confidence in meeting a $2.5 billion earnings goal over the Christmas period despite a slow start to Boxing Day sales. The Australian Retailers Association forecast $18.7 ...

Chief economist update: US consumer power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... be sure, the third quarter reporting season was nothing to write home to mother about. According to Factset's 'Earnings Insight' Report, dated November 15: "For Q3 2019 (with 92% of the companies in the S&P 500 reporting actual results) ...

Chief economist update: It's the money, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... talks; near-certainty of another Fed rate cut at its October FOMC meeting and the latest reporting season showing company earnings coming in better than expected. "Roughly 80% have beat consensus EPS expectations, better than the 74% one-year average," ...

Dividend payouts stagnate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... per share is also expected to be announced in the first half of 2020 as a result of ultra-low rates putting pressure on earnings, subdued revenue, remediation and credit charges bouncing off lows, UBS said in a banking sector note. Further, UBS forecasted ...

Buy time ahead for Aussie equities: Tribeca

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... expectations of stock performance will need to be rebased, which will result in buying opportunities, Liu said. "The earnings revisions for the equities markets around the world have been negative over the last month. The Australian market is the only ...

Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... should stimulate consumer spending, a cheaper AUD to bump up domestic exporters' competitiveness, and lift offshore earnings through currency translations effects all sent the All Ordinaries index 0.7% up at the close of trading. These are perfectly ...

No-deal Brexit prolongs market uncertainty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... that have an immediate influence, he said. The VIX volatility index will be guided by US-centric events such as earnings season, manufacturing and employee data and the Fed possibly raising rates, Ho added. Disunited Kingdom: Read our chief economist ...

Chief economist update: Buy the dip or sell the rallies?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... night's drubbing on Wall Street given that and according to the Australian Financial Review (AFR): "LPL's earnings season review: "With 90% of S&P 500 Index companies having reported, S&P 500 Index earnings growth is tracking to an impressive ...

Chief economist update: Malcolm puts agricuture in the middle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... assumed return to average seasonal conditions, before increasing by 3 per cent to $61 billion in 2018-19" and exports earnings from farm commodities rising by just 3.2% to A$48.5 billion in 2018-19 from A$47.0 billion in 2017-18. For sure, a deal on ...

Chief economist update: Australian workers, don't expect a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... implications for the bond and property markets. Stock prices could also suffer as higher labour costs cut into company earnings while higher interest rates lower stock valuations (as well as increasing interest expenses on company borrowings). However ...