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Chief economist update: A prelude to taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... 44-year high of 1.56 in the same month. Not surprisingly, wages are starting to pick up. Growth in average monthly cash earnings accelerated to 1% in the year to November - the fastest in 16 months - and with it (and the wealth effect from the soaring ...

Japan on reverse cycle?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... a big deal though when scouring through the details of the National Accounts. Certainly, incomes are rising with cash earnings up by 1% in the year to September (up from 0.7% in the previous month) but it appears that the economy couldn't go beyond this ...

Westpac Group results solid despite challenges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... Financial Group's Panorama platform. Westpac reported a statutory net profit of $7.9 billion - up 7% year on year - and cash earnings of more than $8 billion for the same period, showing an increase of 3%. The Group said the result was weakened by $118 ...

Suncorp hails diversity amid profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... per share, bringing the total dividend to 73c per share, fully franked. This represents a payout ratio of 82% of cash earnings.

Strong quarter for CBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... quality, the bank said. The group reported an unaudited statutory net profit of $2.6 billion, up 8% year-on-year; cash earnings were also up 4% to $2.4 billion. CBA's capital adequacy ratio stood at 9.6%, up 37 basis points from December 2016. APRA requires ...

BTFG drags Westpac performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... achieved significant strategic milestones across the business. Despite contributing $397 million in the group's cash earnings, the division reported net operating income of $1.1 billion, down 5% on the prior corresponding period. Profit before tax of ...

Lifted by external demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... it was flat over the quarter, down from a 0.3% increase in Q3. The recent wages report shows why. Average monthly cash earnings in the country increased by a mere 0.1% in the year to December, down from 0.5% in the previous month and much less than market ...

Little pay, little spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... ones, particularly with respect to the Bank of Japan's goal of reviving inflation in the economy. Average monthly cash earnings in the country increased by a mere 0.1% in the year to December, down from 0.5% in the previous month and much less than market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... US dollars to support the yuan. China's foreign exchange reserves peaked at US$3.993 trillion in June 2014. Japan cash earnings Latest wages data suggest that the Bank of Japan's fight against deflation - headline CPI rate up 0.1% in the year to October ...

BTFG navigates wealth management headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
BT Financial Group's cash earnings contribution to Westpac has fallen by 4% to $876 million in the past year, indicating an increasing pressure on the big four banks' wealth management divisions. Cash earnings for BTFG's funds management division dropped ...