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A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... pushing the economy into recession". But how long a wait? "At our upcoming meetings, the Committee will evaluate whether employment and inflation are continuing to evolve in line with these expectations, in which case a further adjustment of the federal ...

Bump in business confidence and conditions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... improvement in trading conditions - up to a reading of 22 in January from 17 in December and 11 in November - as well as in employment which rose to a reading of 7 in January from 2 in December and November. According to NAB chief economist Alan Oster ...

Help wanted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... dispute this, I have a few doubts. I've been tracking the correlation between the year-on-year growth in job ads and employment since the early 1990s. Generally, job ads lead gains in employment by three-months. But this relationship appears to have ...

Five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... from 6) - largely in the wholesale and transport & manufacturing industries (manufacturing and retail declined) - but employment remained unchanged at low reading of 1 in December. NAB chief economist Alan Oster is cautiously optimistic: "the rebound ...

Sunrise sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... strong expansions in output and new orders - new export orders rose at their fastest pace in over a year - gains in employment and the newly-launched "business expectations index" hitting a 44-month high This obviously is a function of improved growth ...

Bus operator fails to pay super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... breaches affected a group of employees least able to protect their own rights, and least able to locate and obtain employment in the community," Federal Circuit judge Grant Riethmuller said. The Gold Coast operator has acknowledged the underpayments ...

One week delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... reflation - growth will inflate and so will consumer prices. More so, given that the US economy is nearing or now at full employment. This means that the three interest rate hikes expected from the Fed this year could become four or five. It's not beyond ...

AMP cuts venture capital funding

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... startup MoneyBrilliant. Last June AMP New Ventures also contributed to a $1.5 million capital raise by HR tech firm Employment Hero to assist with its overseas expansion.

Industry funds blame ATO for super underpayment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... employee's salary into superannuation accounts. The ATO said in its submissions that financial literacy, irregular employment, and a profound lack of knowledge about superannuation each identified as barriers to active participation in the superannuation ...

Shine, shine, shine, let it shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... strong expansions in output and new orders - new export orders rose at their fastest pace in over a year - gains in employment and the newly-launched "business expectations index" hitting a 44-month high. Inflation is also improving with Markit noting ...