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New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... implication that those demands will be ongoing, are aimed at incentivising companies to drop their reluctance to raise wages and capex through dangling the prospect of inclusion in such indices in the future.

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... Bureau of Statistics (ABS), "Estimate 1 for 2016-17 is $82,572m. This is 19.5% lower than Estimate 1 for 2015-16." Whoa! Capex expectations may have been affected by the time the survey was taken - around Jan/early Feb - the time of heightened volatility ...

The horse still refuses to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... expenditure and expected expenditure indicates that Australia will continue bumping along below trend growth going forward. Actual capex fell by 4.0% in the June quarter and dropped by 10.5% over the year. Worse, "Estimate 3 for 2015-16 is $114,814m. ...

Better than the big boys

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... recession we longed to have. Recall the headlines when the National Statistician released the "recessionary" first quarter capex data a few weeks back? "Recession, here we come" was the order of that day. And deym if you still have doubts that a recession ...

Buy-back boom driven by loose Fed policy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... corporate cash sources now used for some form of immediate shareholder benefit has recently exceeded the amount spent on capex. "The global economy is witnessing a massive redistribution of wealth and income with borrowers, equity shareholders and short-term ...

The recesssion we longed to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
There was weeping and gnashing of teeth following the release of the latest Australian capex data for it was bad. It's bad, it's bad that we get to see the "R" word back in print. "Capex: Business investment plans at 'recessionary' levels" (abc.net) ...

Shares lower at lunch time

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... larger fall than the median market forecast of 2.4%. Heffernan said the Australian dollar was weaker after the release of the capex figures, which should also be beneficial for the equities market. Among the big four banks at 1200 AEST, the Commonwealth ...

Mining capex in a hole

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
The outlook for capital expenditure adding to Australia's GDP from anywhere outside of mining is "abysmal" according to BlackRock investment strategist and head of fixed income, Steve Miller. At a recent media briefing detailing BlackRock's global investment ...

Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... know. As late as early last week the betting was that another rate cut would not come "until May" but the disappointing capex survey (released later last week), along with disappointing business confidence and disappointing consumer confidence changed ...

Tme to get fiscal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... are taking them on their word. Australian Bureau of Statistics data (released yesterday) showed actual capital spending - capex - declined by 2.2% in the December quarter overall. They spent 2.6% less on "buildings and structures" and 1.3% lower on "equipment ...