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PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... purpose. He says there's two ways the global economy can go - a long painful period of low growth, and low returns; or a short, sharp painful adjustment in terms of asset prices and economic growth in the not too distant future. "Because Australia is ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Australia private sector credit The latest update on Australia's private sector credit provides a first look at the impact of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cut in the official cash rate from 2.0% to 1.75% on the 3rd of May. Total private sector ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... the country had been in contraction (below 50). Yen strength - up 14.7% versus the greenback this year to date - induced a sharp drop in international demand, sending both production and new orders falling significantly. As for inflation, the latest ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Australia residential property prices The weighted average of residential property prices in Australia's eight capital cities declined by 0.2% in the March quarter negating the 0.2% increase recorded in the previous quarter. The result is lower than ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... For perspective, the VIX index reached 40.74 back in August last year following China's devaluation of the yuan and the sharp fall in its stock market. It was at 28.14 in February this year on worries over global growth, dropping commodity prices and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
US Fed monetary policy decision No one expected the Fed to alter monetary settings this month - and they didn't - primarily due to the disappointing May employment report released in early June - and it was, "Information received since the Federal Open ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Australia business confidence "The RBA's cut to interest rates did not help lift business confidence as we had hoped, even as sales activity continues to improve." This was how National Australia Bank's (NAB) chief economist, Alan Oster interpreted ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... declined by 7,500 to 269,500 last week while the lagging data (week ended 28 May) on continuing jobless claims showed a sharp 77,000 fall to a better than expected 2,095K. China inflation China's inflation rate had been improving since it bottomed at ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... housing market. Separately, a number of lenders are also taking a more cautious attitude to lending in certain segments". A sharp 5.0% drop in the value of loans to property investors in April - undoubtedly impacted by tighter lending criteria resulting ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
RBA holds The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy settings steady at its 7 June Board meeting, announcing no change in the official cash rate which the central bank cut to a record low 1.75% at its 3 May meeting. "Taking account ...