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Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... +23); large non-manufacturing outlook (+15 from +17); and all industry capex intentions (+6.6% from +7.4%). Fortunately, household spending had been holding up well - retail spending rose by 1.9% in the year to August aided by a 1.9% lift in real wages ...

Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... conditions next 12 months (87.1 from 92.6); economic conditions next five years (88.9 from 97.8); time to buy a major household item (114.5 from 119.6). While the unemployment expectations index improved to 131.8 in October from 133.6 in September - ...

National Seniors partners with retirement funder

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... retirement funding provider in an effort to improve retirement outcomes. National Seniors Australia (NSA) has partnered with Household Capital to work towards better retirement outcomes for Australia's retiree population. The two organisations said they ...

Chief economist update: The BOJ needs to run faster to stay in the running

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... slowdown in overseas economies." No, Kuroda san, those risks (compounded by yen strength) is weakening Japan. Japanese household spending growth decelerated to 0.8% in the year to July from 2.7% in June; core machinery orders - an indicator of business ...

Allianz Retire+ to research retirement transition

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... retired in phase one who were back out looking for work in phase two according to successive waves of the Multipurpose Household survey. "The primary two reasons for why this was happening was because they were worried about money and they were bored. ...

Chief economist update: 'Paradox of Thrift' in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Like the fable of the "boiling frog" - put a frog into boiling water, the frog will jump out, put it in cold/tepid water and bring the water slowly to a boil and it will be cooked to death - the Australian economy is slowly being boiled... to death. ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... the tax cuts plus lower interest rates plus still low unemployment (albeit, lacklustre wage growth) should strengthen household spending going forward. I for investment. Reduced borrowing costs for businesses (lower official cash rate) could encourage ...

Chief economist update: RBA not risking market disappointment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... cuts, infrastructure spending, housing market stabilization and the outlook for resources. Continues to see support for household income coming from stabilizing house prices. No longer describes housing conditions as soft, instead highlighting further ...

Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... slowdown led by China and melting emerging markets, Brexit, wobbly share markets and on the domestic front, record high household debt levels, stagnant wages growth, declining property prices and weak consumer spending. But seen in a different light ...

IFM Investors sets significant emissions targets

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... unprecedented move IFM Investors will now have emissions reduction targets through to 2030 and beyond. The targets will apply to household names it owns or co-owns in Australia such as Ausgrid, Melbourne Airport, Brisbane Airport, NSW Ports, the Port ...