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Chief economist update: The uncertainty that is Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... 62.7% in January, reflecting increased confidence among jobseekers of finding employment. The Conference Board consumer confidence index tracking employment expectations attests to this. Those saying "jobs are plentiful rose to a reading of 39.40 in ...

Chief economist update: Next move in rates will likely be up, but it's not certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... 2.1% in the year to the December quarter from 2% in the previous quarter - indicating continued low inflation and weak consumer spending. The annual growth rate in core inflation - using the average of trimmed mean and weighted median measures - remained ...

Morrison unveils open banking framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... said the association has advocated the model includes an accreditation framework for data receivers to ensure consumer confidence in the security of their personal data. "We are pleased to see the government has backed this idea," Stoyan said.

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... pensions) because most are indexed to inflation. This doesn't augur well for household income and by extension, consumer confidence and spending. Worse, it could lead to even lower inflation expectations further exacerbating the slowdown in spending. ...

SMSFs shifting focus for diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... heavily traded sectors, accounting for 36% and 17% of the year's turnover. Telecommunication services, healthcare and consumer discretionary stocks also proved popular. The top 10 domestic equity investments for SMSFs comprised the big four banks, Telstra ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... bottoming at 0.7% (year-on-year rate) in December last year. The improvement fits with the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey that showed the unemployment expectations index dropping by 2.4% (consumers expect lower unemployment ...

Game theory revolutionises risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... Preferences chief executive Bernard Del Rey added that being able to pinpoint loss aversion and the level of consistency in a consumer's decision-making is a real breakthrough. "You can immediately add to your compliance safeguards by identifying those ...

C is the key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... given latest stats they're feeling like one too. While the preliminary estimate of the University of Michigan consumer confidence index slowed to a reading of 97.8 in November, this was from the 13-year high print of 100.7 in October's final estimate. ...

Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... by consumers due to a mix of increased household electricity costs, flat income growth, and relatively poor consumer confidence." Yes, Virginia, we're back to the problem that is Australian consumers. Apart from record high household debt to disposable ...

Canada economic growth changes gears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... - not seen since the March quarter of 2006. And while core inflation has remained unchanged at 0.9% in July, headline consumer prices have started to stir - up by 1.2% in the year to July from 1% in the previous month. Although inflation is still low ...