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Chief economist update: Next move in rates will likely be up, but it's not certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... in November 2017. Just as I scribbled on this page back in October 2017; "Faced with record high household debt, sluggish wages growth (zero real wages growth), rising utility costs, decreasing disposable income and dwindling savings, the Australian ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... the year to January after contracting by 1.1% in December - is hardly surprising in light of the latest available stats on wages, income and savings. There is no question that the Australian labour market is improving. However, the improvement is yet ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... inflation on a 12-month basis will move up this year and stabilise around the FOMC's 2% objective over the medium term. Wages should increase at a faster pace as well." Download The Good Economics Guide: Making sense of key economic data Noticed anything ...

Chief economist update: Three minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... in line with its forecast. But data dependence says, this won't be too soon as evidence by recent "data" showing sluggish wages growth in the December quarter. 'twas same old, same old for the ECB too with the minutes of its 24-25 January meeting revealing ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Raised volatility on Wall Street, North Korea, American protectionism, stagnant wages growth and high household debt levels, rising electricity prices and still elevated property prices - and more recently, Barnaby Joyce - these are a few of (not my ...

ASFA slams Grattan's super proposals

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... is no magic pudding when it comes to superannuation. Higher compulsory super contributions are ultimately funded by lower wages, which means lower living standards for workers today," the paper said. Further, increasing it will deliver little in the ...

Chief economist update: The real growth in wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... about. I speak about the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Wage Price Index (WPI) report that revealed growth in total wages accelerated to 2.1% in the December quarter from 2% in the previous quarter. Let's give it a little "yay" for still sluggish ...

Chief economist update: Wagering on wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
Australians, all, will find out if overall wages in the domestic economy has run faster, slower or continue to mark time when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases its Wage Price Index report for the December 2017 quarter today. Consensus ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... highest reading in 14 years - portending continued growth in consumer spending boosted by a solid labour market, rising wages and tax cuts. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager ...

Chief economist update: The yen's on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... spending and net exports. Japanese household consumption is being underpinned by the strong labour market which has seen real wages growth accelerate to 0.6% in the year to December from 0.1% in the previous month. There's also the wealth effect from ...