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Chief economist update: Consumers don't spend on confidence alone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... its lesson. Other economic stats support why household consumption are weaker today than they were in 2010 or 2013: Annual wages growth averaged 3.4% in 2010, 2.8% in 2013 and 2% (first three quarters) in 2017. 'Tis the same for household disposable ...

Soaring education costs require financial plan: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... and aspirations. Independent statistician and managing director of analytics firm forseechange, Charlie Nelson said with wages stubbornly growing 2% per year and the cost of fuel and electricity rising faster than inflation, parents have less discretionary ...

Crowdfunding investment opportunity unleashed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... opportunities, especially for small businesses in the early growth stage," she said. "This is all about delivering more jobs, higher wages and greater growth for our economy by ensuring Australians are able to harness new and innovative ways of developing ...

FSC calls for inquiry into gig economy and its impact on super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... coverage of the SG to independent contractors and the broader group of self-employed workers; and removing the $450-a-month wages threshold for the SG to be paid to employees.

Chief economist update: A prelude to taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... 2.7% in November with the jobs-to-applicants ratio rising to a 44-year high of 1.56 in the same month. Not surprisingly, wages are starting to pick up. Growth in average monthly cash earnings accelerated to 1% in the year to November - the fastest in ...

Getting better and betterer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... the savings derived from paying less taxes - increase investment, pay for share buybacks, raise dividend payouts and lift wages. Mr. & Mrs. Jones are also getting tax reductions which, together with the expected lift wages, would increase disposable ...

Eurozone low-flation to 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... components) based on its latest inflation projections - 1.4% in 2018 and 1.5% in 2019. Most likely this would come from sluggish wages growth. Hourly labour costs in the single currency area eased to 1.6% in the year to the September quarter from 1.8% ...

Ho ho hum MYEFO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... rate of 5.5% this fiscal year and 5.25% the next. But (but of course there's a but), the government's MYEFO forecasts for wages growth -- trimmed as they were from the May Budget - still looks optimistic given current indications (the wage price index ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... market and consumer sentiment levels. Household consumption is being deterred by record high household debt and stagnant wages growth. The strengthening labour market should see wages bid up more so given the RBA's observation (noted in its December ...

Down, down business conditions are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... "Wage costs picked-up this month, coinciding with reports from some firms that wage costs are impacting confidence". Yes, wages -- that missing link between consumer spending and inflation - is stirring. The survey reports that "labour costs" increased ...