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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Australia export and import prices Prices are dropping like flies. Following on from the disappointingly weak consumer price inflation report for the March quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest estimates on Australian ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Australia taxation revenue The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that Australia's total taxation revenue increased by 2.3% to A$445,965 million in fiscal year 2014/15 from A$435,892 million in 2013/14. Taxes on income - ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
German business sentiment The Ifo business climate index for Germany dipped to a reading of 106.6 in April from 106.7 in the previous month, disappointing market expectations for an increase to 107.1. The current conditions component of the index also ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
ECB policy decision As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged - repo rate at 0%; marginal lending facility rate at 0.25%; deposit facility rate at minus 0.4%; monthly purchases at €80 billion - at its 21 April meeting. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity dipped by 0.1% in March to 96.59 - the lowest reading on record - after falling by 0.2% in the previous month. Among the components, consumer sentiment expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
RBA meeting minutes The A$ broke above US$0.78, trading as high as US$0.7826 overnight and is currently fetching US$0.7805 - a 13.7% appreciation from this year's US$0.6864. The minutes of the RBA's 5 April Board meeting - the local unit was trading ...

OneVue launches international equities capability

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... International Listed Securities," said McCallum. Other providers offering international SMAs include netwealth, Macquarie Wrap, Hub24 and Prime financial.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
Australia sales of new motor vehicles Sales of new motor vehicles jumped by 2.2% in the month of March - the highest increase in six months -- following an unchanged reading in the previous month, indicating that Australian consumer is lifting discretionary ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Australia employment Lead indications from the AiG performance of manufacturing index and the NAB business survey pointed to a sharp improvement in Australian employment growth in March. The employment component of the AiG performance of manufacturing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Australian consumer confidence "...a disappointing result" is how Westpac chief economist Bill Evans described the latest reading from its consumer sentiment survey. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month ...