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Time to buy residential property: Survey

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... defer their mortgage repayments with their lender. This may be because the majority of respondents (45%) had an average household income of $100,000 to $200,000 annually. Only a small percentage (5%) of respondents indicated the pandemic had forced them ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone contraction heads from mild to severe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
"I did my best But I guess, my best wasn't good enough..." - 'Just Once', James Ingram The European Central Bank (ECB) launched a new €750 billion asset purchase programme in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The following ...

Retirement funder adds two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
Household Capital has announced it has added two new roles to its executive team including chief operating operator and chief credit officer. Luke Rattigan has been appointed to the newly created role of chief operating officer, with a primary focus ...

Chief economist update: V could still become W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... eternity. Equity market investors were correct in divesting stocks in their investment portfolios - paralysis in business, household and overall economic activity won't do company profitability any favours but instead lead to losses and, by extension ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... come to an end," he said. "We estimate the stimulus, along with early superannuation withdrawals, will actually see household cash flow improve in Q2 and Q3, before a sharp fall in Q4. "This suggests renewed downside risk to Q4 consumer spending if the ...

Chief economist update: Border brawl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... personal accessory retailing, and cafes, restaurants and takeaways is around half the level of April 2019." That's the household side of the equation. Businesses are also none too enthusiastic. The latest Commonwealth Bank Flash Composite PMI survey ...

Australia approaches fiscal cliff: UBS

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... warned of an impending fiscal cliff. With JobKeeper and Jobseeker packages as well as debt deferrals scheduled to end, household cash flow spending would likely contract sharply in the fourth quarter 2020, UBS said. However, household cash flow should ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... having had their finances severely stretched," Alankar said. "As John Maynard Keynes reflected nearly a century ago, household savings may be beneficial to the individual, but bad for aggregate economic growth. This has dire consequences on a country ...

Multi-boutique warns of fourth quarter reckoning

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... cannot be exaggerated, the economic impact would also be devastating, with lingering long-term effects," she said. "Household caution would likely remain elevated for an even more prolonged period, and business failures and surging unemployment would ...

Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... nightmare scenario for the Australian labour market. This, together with the JobSeeker payments, should keep Australian household incomes afloat and therefore, mitigate a much sharper decline in consumer spending. The gradual easing of social distancing ...