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Housing values continue to slide

ANNABELLE DICKSON | MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020

... the potential for renewed border closures and stricter social distancing polices are likely to further push consumer sentiment down. This is likely to weigh on both home buying and selling activity more broadly." The most expensive quartile of housing ...

Chief economist update: Flattening the rebound

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020

... in these all is reflected in the re-sinking of consumer confidence. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 6.1% to a reading of 87.9 in July, nearly reversing all of the previous month's 6.3% increase. As Westpac put ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020

... back to work. Consumer confidence has also improved. The Conference Board and the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index have risen sequentially in May and June from the seven-year lows plumbed in April. But as Powell warned in his testimony ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020

... interaction as well as lockdown controls on business operations played a great role in reviving business and consumer sentiment....and I think to myself, what a wonderful world. But as the OECD warns: "Prospects for businesses, particularly small firms ...

Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020

... confidence index rebounded to a reading of -46 in April from -65 in March; the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment jumped by 16.4% to 88.1 in May from April's 75.6 reading. The consumer sentiment survey also showed that consumers' ...

Chief economist update: Thank goodness for Sorbent

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020

... supported and indicated by the deepening pessimism among consumers. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment plummeted by 17.7% to a reading of 75.6 in April - the biggest monthly decline in the survey's 47-year history -- from ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020

... and beverages" (25.6%) and "health and personal care" (4.3%). The lead from the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey points to further retrenchment in household spending - the index dropped to a reading of 71 in April - the lowest reading ...

Chief economist update: Surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020

... consumer spending, and by extension, business conditions and confidence. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment plummeted by 17.7% to a reading of 75.6 in April - the biggest monthly decline in the survey's 47-year history -- ...

Chief economist update: BOK holds as infections ease

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020

... month. Plunging consumer confidence suggests continued falls in consumer spending. South Korea's Composite Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to an 11-year low reading of 78.4 in March from 96.9 in February and 104.2 in January. Business confidence ...

Chief economist update: Aussie employment rises... but so does our unemployment rate

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020

... just one fortnight into the new year." As revealed in their response to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey, Australians are correct to be concerned with regards to their unemployment prospect. The "unemployment expectations ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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