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Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence remained elevated at a reading of 113.1 in May -- the second highest print for the Index since April 2010. One that augurs well for the continued acceleration in household spending going forward ...

Research on education standards and morals launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... will be insufficient in ensuring ethical behaviour, while others suggest that codes of ethics should try to achieve the highest categories of moral development. Cull said it is therefore pertinent that the moral development of financial advisers in Australia ...

Chief economist update: The UK's going OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... Preliminary estimates reveal that the UK composite PMI jumped from April's final reading of 60.7 to 62.0 in May - the highest reading since records began in January 1998. According to Markit: "Survey respondents widely commented on a post-lockdown ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence dropped by 4.8% in May from April, the 113.1 reading is the second highest since April 2010. And why not? Australia's labour market continues to improve despite the withdrawal of the government's ...

Chief economist update: China and Australia's interdependence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... Statistics (ABS) show that the country's merchandise goods trade surplus expanded to A$10.1 billion in April - the third highest on record. Sure, April's trade surplus was mainly driven by a 7% slump in imports but despite the paltry 0.03% increase ...

Chief economist update: Twist in tail of Aussie economic revival

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... Australia composite PMI output index eased to a reading of 58.1 in May, but this, from April's final reading of 58.9 - the highest level recorded since the survey began in May 2016 and marks the ninth straight month of expansion in private sector ...

Chief economist update: Recovery flashing hot, hot, hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... Composite Output Index rose to a record high reading with both the manufacturing and services sectors soaring to their highest readings ever. The Eurozone Composite Output Index jumped to a 39-month high with the services sector up to its highest reading ...

Chief economist: The wages of slow wages growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... improved significantly. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.6% in March after jumping to 7.5% in July last year -- its highest level in 22 years. But it would take some time (perhaps, a long while) before it translates into higher wages and then spill ...

Chief economist update: Confidently sustaining the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... consumer confidence dropped by 4.8% in May from April. Then again, and as Westpac points out, "It is still the second highest print for the Index since April 2010 and does follow an 11% rise in the Index over the previous three months". All good and ...

More super funds make climate commitments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... being carbon positive by 2025. U Ethical has committed to programs to deepen the engagement with the companies with the highest climate risk profile in investment portfolios. Through Climate League 2030, organisations pledge to support the headline goal ...