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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
US jobless claims It may be that the very disappointing 38K increase in US employment in May was just noise, an aberration. This is the indication given by the latest data on jobless claims. Initial jobless claims decreased to 264,000 in the week ended ...

Negative interest rates drive spike in safe sales

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
Giant global banks and consumers alike have found old fashioned solutions to the unusual problem of having to pay institutions to hold their cash deposits - safes, vaults and strongrooms are back in vogue. Japanese hardware stores report demand for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
Australia housing finance The latest dwelling finance commitment report gave almost immediate evidence to the RBA governor Glenn Stevens' 7 June statement that, "Indications are that the effects of supervisory measures have strengthened lending standards ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
RBA holds The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy settings steady at its 7 June Board meeting, announcing no change in the official cash rate which the central bank cut to a record low 1.75% at its 3 May meeting. "Taking account ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Australia retail sales Australian retail sales slightly missed market expectations for a 0.3% increase in April, growing by 0.2% over the month after rising by 0.4% in March. While a big component of household spending - which, in turn, accounts for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... Australia's year-on-year economic growth rate ahead of the US (2.0%), the Eurozone (1.5%), the United Kingdom (2.0%) and Japan (-0.05%). US ISM manufacturing index Contrary to indications of weakening manufacturing activity contained in regional PMI ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
Australia company profits The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Business Indicators, Australia" report shows that gross operating profits dropped by 4.7% in the March quarter following a 2.8% drop in the fourth quarter of last year and disappointing ...

Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Large pension funds, including superannuation and sovereign wealth funds, are increasing their exposure to alternatives to preserve or improve return, according to the OECD 2015 Large Pension Funds Survey. The report noted that pension funds in general ...

New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Japan's fund management industry is launching exchange traded funds to cater specifically for the central bank's massive monetary easing programme. Three new "physical and human capital" ETFs are designed solely for the Bank of Japan, which needs fresh ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Markit Flash US Manufacturing PMI If indications from Markit's preliminary estimate of US manufacturing activity is accurate, then talks of a Fed rate hike in June and/or "two or three" lifts this year could be just that, talk. The flash US manufacturing ...