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Chief economist update: The wages of COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... recession. However, more "real" dollars to spend is negated by the renewed consumer pessimism. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell 9.5% to 79.5 in August from 87.9 in July-- close to the 75.6 reading recorded in April 2020 ...

Wheelhouse names new partners

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... applying the same rules-based and disciplined derivatives strategy to that of its flagship global fund, however over an index of Australian listed securities. The local fund is expected to be rolled out to Australian retail and wholesale investors later ...

Chief economist update: Flattening the rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... The forward view 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. ...

Global dividends to fall 15%: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... 4.3%. The US and Canada each saw all-time quarterly records, while Japan, Hong Kong, and Russia broke Q1 records. The index of global payouts rose to a record 196.3. To assess the impact of the pandemic on 2020 dividends, Janus Henderson said it screened ...

Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... NAB business 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 ...

Chief economist update: Thank goodness for Sorbent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... forward. This is 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 ...

Chief economist update: Surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... implication for 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 ...

Economic impact worst since WWII: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... the firm's first ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating taken since the announcement showing a record bounce in the index of 6.6 points to 71.9, up from a record low of 65.3. "The results from today's Roy Morgan March employment and unemployment estimates ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... clearance rates, he said, with the preliminary rate falling to 61.3% as of March 22. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of House Price Expectations fell to 6.6% in March, the largest monthly decline since February 2019, Peleg said. Peleg believes ...

VanEck rejigs China A-shares ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
VanEck Australia is changing the index of China A-shares ETF and, as a result, will stop investing via its NYSE-listed counterpart. The VanEck Vectors China CSI 300 ETF (CETF) currently tracks CSI 300 index which covers the 300 largest and most liquid ...