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Chief economist update: Hard target

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019

... which wages start to lift and feed into inflation. Latest data show Australia's unemployment rate at 5.2% in May; headline CPI inflation at 1.3% in the March quarter and; the core inflation rate - average of trimmed mean and weighted median measures ...

Chief economist update: BOJ Tankan tanking?

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019

... an increase of 1.2% in the December 2018 survey. Low and way below target inflation remains the BOJ's bugbear. Headline CPI inflation slowed to 0.7% in the year to May (from 0.9% in April) and core inflation eased to 0.8% (from 0.9%). The decline ...

Chief economist update: Expect an RBNZ rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019

... September last year - the country's inflation rate had been decelerating further away from its 1%-3% target. Headline CPI inflation eased to 1.5% in the year to the March quarter from 1.9% in the previous period. Core CPI inflation steadied at 1.5%. ...

Chief economist update: Expect more of the same from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019

... since the BOJ met in April have improved but not enough and still way below the BOJ's 2% inflation target. The headline CPI inflation nearly doubled to 0.9% in the year to April from 0.5% in March; core inflation (excluding fresh food) inched up ...

Chief economist update: RBA to take rates to fresh record low

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019

... important for the inflation outlook." It has also become more crucial especially given the latest inflation reads - headline CPI eased to an annual rate of 1.3% in the March quarter from 1.8%; the trimmed mean measure down to 1.6% from 1.8%; the weighted ...

Chief economist update: Low unemployment, low wages growth conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019

... important for the inflation outlook." This has become more crucial especially given the latest inflation reads - headline CPI eased to an annual rate of 1.3% in the March quarter from 1.8%; the trimmed mean measure down to 1.6% from 1.8%; the weighted ...

Chief economist update: Not spring yet in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019

... stronger than market expectations for a 1.1% gain. Spring looks to have sprung for inflation too. The flash estimate of headline CPI inflation accelerated to 1.7% in the year to April from 1.4% in the previous month. This is better than consensus expectations ...

Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019

... importantly, rising wages - up by 1.8% in the year to December from 1.7% in November and 1.5% in October. The drop in the headline CPI inflation rate to 0.3% from 08% over the same period underscore the sharp increase in Japanese real wages. Japan's ...

Chief economist update: Where sentiment goes, there too is spending

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019

... in the past half century." These expectations are consistent with latest data showing weakening price pressures: headline CPI inflation down to 1.6% in the year to January from 1.9% in December; core unchanged at 2.2%; headline PPI down to 2% from 2.5% ...

Chief economist update: A pretty portrait of an emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019

... brought more downward pressure on the Philippine peso. As a result, Philippine inflation surged to nine year highs. Headline CPI inflation jumped to a high of 6.7% in 2018 and core inflation surged to a peak of 5.1%. Latest data show that the uptrend ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

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 | 12:34PM

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 | 12:17PM

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 | 12:29PM

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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