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Read the data not the Fed's lips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Yes, no, maybe, I don't know. Sit down, buckle up and hang on Virginia for we're heading into the 'Hole' - Jackson Hole, that is. There'll be to-ing and fro-ing aplenty leading up to Janet's homily at 'The Hole' this coming Thursday and Friday and perhaps ...

ANZ names chief economist

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... the bank's broader business," Collins said. In his role Yetsenga will lead the ANZ research team that provides economic analysis on the Australian economy, global financial markets, and the economies of major trading partners. He will also be responsible ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
US GDP The Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) third estimate of the US economy showed that real GDP grew at an annualised rate of 1.1% in the first quarter of this year. This is higher than market expectations for a 1.0% growth and an upgrade from the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... weakest growth rate since Q1 2014 -- from 1.4% in the final quarter of last year. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), "The deceleration in real GDP in the first quarter reflected a larger decrease in nonresidential fixed investment, a ...

NAB Asset Management hires senior economist

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... management firm from AMP Capital where he spent 23 years as a senior economist with specialisations in global economic analysis, global bonds, currency and equity markets for AMP's diversified funds. "We're extremely pleased to welcome Bob to the team,'' ...

Bad news day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... "Republican-on-Republican violence." The last time the America closed for business was in October 1-16, 2013. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) later estimated that the shutdown took around 0.3% off US fourth quarter real GDP. And that's just ...

Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... come! Then again, maybe not... for inflation remains contained. Here's the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis' blurb: "The price index for gross domestic purchases, which measures prices paid by U.S. residents, increased 1.4 percent ...

Lies, stats and damned double seasonal adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... seasonal patterns." Yes Virginia, that advance estimate of 0.2% annualised rate of GDP growth the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported the US economy grew by in the March quarter of this year is wrong. "The application of second-round seasonal ...

JPM launches market insights app for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... has launched a market insights mobile app that allows advisers to build tailored presentations with charts and economic analysis for their clients. The Insights App includes a guide to markets with charts that illustrate quarterly market and economic ...

New Vanguard modelling tool picks global equities to win

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... and to inform our investment outlook. The VCMM is a proprietary model that combines financial modelling and economic analysis to simulate forward-looking asset return distributions for a range of asset classes and risk factors, enabling the measurement ...