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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... 4.9% in the year to October after recording a 0.7% rise in the previous month. Australia building approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on building approvals further confirms the weakening trend in the property market and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
US GDP Today's data releases out of the US all but strengthens expectations for a December Fed rate hike. The Bureau of Economic Analysis upgraded US third quarter GDP growth to an annualised rate of 3.2% from the advance estimate of 2.9% and 1.4% in ...

Instos consider Aussie infrastructure plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Industry superannuation funds and other institutional investors were watching with interest yesterday as the Federal Government unveiled its infrastructure strategy for the next 15 years. Most significant is the government's development of a freight ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Australia managed funds industry The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the managed funds industry saw a 2.2% increase in funds under management to A$2,774.5 billion in the September quarter from A$2,715.5 billion in the June quarter. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
Australia construction work done This will be a drag. A drag on Australian third quarter GDP that is. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the value of total construction work done fell by 4.9% in the September quarter following a ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... differentiate what kind of jobs is advertised - i.e., whether they're full or part-time. Recall that recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed a rising trend towards part-time hiring and a declining one in full-time employment. Australia AiG ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
Australia building approvals New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the total number of dwelling units approved dropped by 8.7% over the month of September, less than market expectations for a 3.0% decline and follow a ...

Milliman and Frontier explore new retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... in general comes at a time when Australia's life expectancy hit a new high in 2015. Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show male life expectancy at birth reached 80.4 years in 2015, increasing from 80.3 in 2014. Female life expectancy ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
Australia export and import prices When the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the June quarter National Accounts last September, one notable piece of information was the bureau's mention that "The Terms of trade increased by 2.3% in seasonally ...

CPI says RBA no go on Melbourne Cup Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... currently stands at a record low 1.5%. This is the message from the September quarter inflation update. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Consumer Price Index, Australia, Sep 2016" report shows the annual headline CPI inflation rate accelerating ...