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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
FTA with Indonesia gets closer Australia's trade minister, Steve Ciobo, is in Jakarta this week holding talks with Indonesian Minister for Trade, Enggartiasto Lukita, trying to negotiate details of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... quarter are in medical and hospital services (+4.2%), automotive fuel (+5.9%) and tobacco (+2.1%). These rises are partially offset by falls in domestic holiday travel and accommodation (-3.7%), motor vehicles (-1.3%) and telecommunication equipment ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... sector, up by 0.8% year-on-year in the second quarter, reversing the first quarter's 0.5% fall. However, this was partly offset by the slowdown in construction to an annual rate of 2.7% from 4.5% in the first quarter. The service sector expanded by 1.7% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... of dwelling finance commitments increased by 1.0% in the month of May as a 3.9% jump in "investment housing" more than offset the 0.6% fall in lending"owner occupied housing. The increase in housing finance follows the Reserve Bank's 25 basis point reduction ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... in June from 51.3 in the previous month, as an expansion in new business to its fastest pace since January this year was offset by a decline in business confidence to fresh record lows and easing jobs growth to 17-month lows....or improved a lot - the ...

Britons vote 'Adieu EU'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016

Majority of Masterfunds see losses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... almost 37% of the market. Platforms recorded a loss of -4.1% or -$0.8 billion, inflows of $48.9 billion (37.4%) were totally offset by outflows of $49.7 billion (44.8%). Major platform players include Commonwealth/Colonial ($74.1 billion), National Australia/MLC ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... +0.59ppts); and a stabilisation in both equity markets (+0.22ppts) and dwelling approvals (+0.21ppts)". "This has been partially offset by weaker reads from aggregate monthly hours worked (-0.15ppts); the Westpac MI Consumer Expectations Index (-0.10ppts) ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... exporters. It may be that the growing uncertainty in the run-up to the EU referendum, combined with global risks elsewhere, has offset some of the benefits of a weaker currency at this time." "But while British manufacturers had a tricky start to the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... gain in March and expectations for an increase of 0.4%. However, the previous two month's gains remained insufficient to offset the 5.2% drop recorded in February. Year-on-year, industrial production declined by 3.3% after falling by 3.5% in March. Eurozone ...