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Thinning trade surplus shaves A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... Financial markets expected Australia's trade surplus to narrow in October but not by this much. The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) 'International Trade in Goods and Services report showed that the country's trade surplus dropped to just A$105 ...

SMSFs continue rise

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... a third (30%) of Australia's superannuation assets, which reached $2.5 trillion for the first time last month. Key statistics for the superannuation industry as at 30 September 2017

AIA announces two-year fee waiver

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... Platform Investors (PPPI) policies when clients engage with their insurance daily via the AIA Vitality program. Our statistics show that they are up to 40% less likely to lapse on their life insurance policies when they engage in AIA Vitality," Sciarrone ...

All up and all together now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... acceleration to 3% from 1.8% in the June quarter prove accurate. We'll find out this Wednesday when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases the September quarter figures. Sure these numbers tell the story of synchronised accelerating growth ...

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... negative year-on-year growth from the March quarter of 2013 to the June quarter of this year. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update shows that Australian companies might be starting to take a sip with actual private new capital expenditure ...

Superannuation savings reach $2.5 trillion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
Australian's superannuation assets have hit $2.5 trillion for the first time, according to the latest APRA statistics. Figures show an 8.7% increase over the 12 months from September 2016 from $2.3 trillion to $2.5 trillion in total superannuation assets. ...

'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... coming to town either. I'm not in a "Grinchy" mood today, it's just the feeling I got after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its Wage Price Index (WPI) report showing that the country's employers continue to play Mr. & Mrs. Scrooge. ...

Surefire Melbourne Cup bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... sweeter (well depending on one's viewpoint, certainly not the RBAs) by last week's report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing the country's headline CPI inflation rate decelerated to a lower than expected 1.8% in the September quarter. ...

Jobs galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... Holden's car manufacturing plant in Adelaide today. For as that door closes, another opens. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) "Labour Force" report shows the door to employment is not only open but it's getting wider. The trend is our friend. ...

Job openings in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... JOLTS (job openings and labor turnover summary) a handy check on the state of the US labour market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics'(BLS) latest update showed little change in August from July: job openings remained at a robust 6.1 million (the highest ...