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A "chilling" moment for the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016

... percent at the height of this month's stock selloff on Feb. 11." While it helped, the upward revision to fourth quarter real GDP growth from an annualised rate of 0.7% to 1.0% wasn't it for it was mainly due to higher stock building. It's last quarter's ...

More negatives

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016

... rally in US and European equities at the end of last week's trading provided the initial support. Reports that Japanese real GDP contracted by a larger-than-expected annualised rate of 1.4% in the December quarter gave it rocket power. Yes Virginia ...

Not so durable

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016

... inventories climbed by 0.5% (unwanted inventory build-up). The latest update had prompted revisions in US fourth quarter real GDP growth - scheduled for release tomorrow - from an annualised rate of 0.8% (consensus expectations). JPMorgan Chase & Co ...

Be alert to recession amid growth headwinds: PIMCO

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015

... crisis to the global financial crisis and mining boom-to-bust, Australia has had only three isolated quarters of negative real GDP growth over a quarter of a century; a situation PIMCO described as "a miracle". "Aggregate employment is growing," Bowe ...

December moves

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015

... inflation forecasts (I'm pretty sure they've already seen this before they convened last month). The BOE now expects real GDP growth of 1.2% at the end of the 2015 fiscal year (ending 30 April 2016) down from 1.7% it predicted only last July and by 1.4% ...

Road of no return

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015

... the Fed's caveat, that of data dependence. And we got one big one last night, an upward revision in US third quarter real GDP growth from the initial estimate of 1.5% (annualised rate) to 2.1%. The headline number says... go ahead Janet make our day!...the ...

The Fed could get it wrong

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015

... held it there on this meeting. Because... "In the forecast prepared for the meeting, the staff left its projection for real GDP growth in the second half of 2008 little changed from the previous meeting, but it marked down its forecast for 2009 slightly. ...

Japan does a double double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015

... ("no" in Japanese), the economy isn't "recovering moderately". Instead, the economy has slid back into recession with real GDP contracting at an annualised rate of 0.8% in the third quarter that followed a 0.7% decline in the June quarter - that's recession ...

Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015

... for commodity prices and to US exports, particularly given the slowdown in China (new target 6.5%) and the Eurozone (real GDP growth eased to 0.3% in the third quarter from 0.4% in the second) and Japan (forecast to fall into another recession when its ...

Six point five is PM Li's new like

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015

... Pasa',"Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would". The latest US GDP growth numbers add to the list of "couldn't". Real GDP grew at annual rate of 1.5% in the third quarter from 3.9% in the second - less than expectations for a 1.7% gain. Growth flipped ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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