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Chief economist update: Consumers don't spend on confidence alone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... re-weakened (if that's a word) and China's double-digit growth went single. But perhaps the more direct cause was the Reserve Bank of Australia's (policy response), it continued to raising the official cash rate from what was then the all-time low of ...

The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... in the year to November) the US central bank's 2.0% inflation target. This is underscored by Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank president Neel Kashkari's tweet, "I, for one, need to see more data," following the release of the December CPI report. Chances ...

America is full

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... inflation. Oxford Economics estimate the US NAIRU at 4.3%, the OECD has it at 4.9% and closer the home, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis places both the short- and long-term natural rate of unemployment at 4.74% in the fourth quarter of this year. ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't disappoint market expectations when it conducted its last board meeting for 2017. The Australian central bank kept the official cash rate where it had been since August 2016, at a record low 1.5%. The December ...

OECD tells RBA to take a hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... unemployment rate - 5.5% in 2017, 5.5% in 2018 and 5.25% in 2019. Case for a rate hike? The headlines think so: "Reserve Bank to hike cash rate, OECD says" (The Sydney Morning Herald); "OECD says Australian economy ready for higher RBA rates" (The Australian ...

Iron ore's ups and downs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
How could the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) get it so spectacularly wrong? You, I and Irene could be forgiven for thinking so if you overlay today's Australian Financial Review's (AFR) headline, "Iron ore extends rally, fresh bull market beckons" ...

C is the key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... could weaken but the economy would remain in good shape for as long as C is rising. This is because, according to Fed Reserve Bank of St. Louis data, consumption accounts for 68.9% of the US economy. This compares with I (16.6%); G (17.5%) and exports ...

'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... consumer spending that... Were it not for Australia's record high household debt and still high property prices, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would, at the very least, be changing its policy stance towards greater accommodation by now. Perhaps ...

Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... Could it be that the recent rally in the Australian equity market is due to gradually rising expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could change its policy stance from steady to greater accommodation sometime soon?

Cbus replaces two board members

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... each have completed their three-year term. Edwards most recently served a five-year term as a board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia, and is currently a non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute, an adjunct professor with the John Curtin Institute ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

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Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

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The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

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MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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