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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... Westpac continues to "see some improvement in in local components as well with a notable positive from stabilising labour market conditions (aggregate hours worked contributing +0.40pts) and modest support from consumer sentiment and dwelling approvals ...

Fix super for indigenous Australians: KPMG

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Superannuation policy should be reformed to promote the economic wellbeing of indigenous Australia, argues KPMG in a new report. The professional services company said indigenous Australians face unique issues when participating in Australia's compulsory ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... which has lifted by 13.1% on a year ago (on a six month average basis)" supported by the stability in the domestic labour market. "Confidence in housing faded in October" with the 'time to buy a dwelling' index dropping by 3.3% in the month of October ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... housing increased by 0.1% over the month following a 0.5% pick-up in July. US Labor Market Conditions Index The latest Labour Market Conditions Index (LMCI) reading confirms the slowing jobs growth indicated in the US non-farm payrolls report - employment ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
Australia ANZ job ads The latest ANZ job ads survey shows that the total number of job advertisements fell by 0.3% in the month of September following the strong 1.7% jump in the previous month. The year-on-year growth in job ads slowed to 3.7% last ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... yet to establish a convincing recovery. The September rise is a step in the right direction and the improvement in labour market expectations is an important positive but much of the detail, around spending and saving behaviour in particular, points ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... in contrasts with indications from the big bump in consumer confidence, the employment component showed weakening labour market prospects, down 20 points in September to a 36-month low reading of minus 12, accompanied by slower wages growth (down to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... in July after a 0.6% gain in the previous month. Russian retail sales Despite the sharp improvement in Russia's labour market - the unemployment rate fell to an 11-month low of 5.2% in August from 5.3% in the previous month and this year's peak of 6.0% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... another excitement (confusion?) to financial markets when the seasonality adjusted headline measures of the domestic labour market produced conflicting outcomes. Total employment fell by 3,900 in August, disappointing market expectations for a 15,000 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... remaining unchanged at 64.9% in July from June. However, the details of the jobs report show that the Australian labour market may not be as healthy as the headline numbers suggest. This is because part-timers accounted for all of last month's jobs growth ...