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Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... suggest this will be the state of play in the near term. Although still expanding, the September reading showed the employment sub-indices weakened for both the PMI (down four points to 52.4 in September) and the PSI (down 1.1 points to 51.4). This could ...

Interest rates on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... economy will gradually pick up over the coming year." "...Various forward-looking indicators point to solid growth in employment over the period ahead," which "should see some lift in wage growth over time." "Inflation also remains low and is expected ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... manufacturing PMI index rose to 53.1 in September from 52.8 in August on continued improvement in production and new orders and employment expanding at the fastest rate in nine months. Too, inflation is stirring: "cost pressures intensified, with input ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... would offset the toll on the deficit. That may well be but given where the US economy is currently at - near or full employment - it's not needed. Inflation may still be below target and would be given a boost by the tax reductions but growth and activity ...

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... "to decline over coming years." The RBA wrote about a gradual pick up in the domestic economy and "solid growth in employment over the period ahead" but "wage growth remains low" and "is likely to continue for a while yet." It's encouraged by the slowing ...

On the road to normal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... sort of self-feeding mechanism for the Fed, which apart from monitoring conditions relative to its objective of full employment and 2% inflation also accounts for "readings on financial" developments. While some would be concern by the higher cost of ...

Divergent business confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... - down from 12 to five (the lowest reading in 13 months). The details of the report showed a strong pick-up in the employment index (up four points) to 11 in August that points to "an annual job creation rate of about 270,000 (or 22,000 per month) in ...

Currency trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... expected to contribute to the subdued price pressures in the economy. It is also weighing on the outlook for output and employment. An appreciating exchange rate would be expected to result in a slower pick-up in economic activity and inflation than ...

ASFA puts gig economy on the agenda

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... enable people to find work that better matches their preferences, he remains concerned workers can have low security of employment and income, and may not be covered by standard conditions that apply to employees, including compulsory superannuation ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... future conditions indices registering improvements. To be sure, the disappointing August non-farm payrolls report - employment grew by a less-than-expected 156,000 from 189,000 in July; the unemployment rate increased to 4.4% from 4.3% and average hourly ...