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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... new orders slowed in August despite exports increasing at their fastest rate in nearly two years. It also found that employment in the manufacturing industry grew at the slowest rate in four months in August. As for inflation indications, "...the rate ...

Read the data not the Fed's lips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... remit is Janet's current thoughts on the current state of play - the indications provided by the latest updates on employment and inflation and consumer and business spending and growth - and what that implies for monetary policy. Kill me now! That's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Australia employment It was good, but not as good as the headline numbers suggests. Australian businesses hired an additional 26,200 workers in July - more than market expectations for an increase of 10,000 and the biggest monthly rise since the "questionable" ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... August, this isn't expected to be sustained given the weakness in new orders - unchanged at a low plus 1.0 reading. The employment component was also unchanged at plus 1.0. Price pressures weakened with 'prices paid' declining to 15.5 in August from ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... trading slipped to 16 in July from 17 in the previous month while profitability declined to 7 from 12. However, the employment component remained stable at 4 while exports increased to a reading of 3 from 2 in June and 1 in May. Price pressures remain ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... stronger than expected 255K increase in US non-farm payrolls in July - and the upward revisions (a total of 18K) in employment growth in May and June - the Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) rebounded to a reading of plus 1 in July, with the prior ...

Super changes to widen super gender gap: IOOF

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... 50 or more would particularly affect women, according to Roberts, who said women "characteristically have irregular employment patterns and lower super contributions while raising families, and make catch up contributions later in life when family financial ...

ATO on phoenix watch

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... business you are working for may be involved in phoenix behaviour. Employees may be pressured to take leave or have their employment status changed from permanent to casual. They may also notice that there are frequent changes in the identity of the ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... for UK financial services, so the unclear road map for Brexit will act as a notable drag on corporate confidence and employment," said TH Real Estate. They said that a marked slowdown in investment and occupier demand could be linked to economic and ...

Pre-retirees adopting sharing economy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... in terms of supplementing their income," Foggo explained. "And the Index shows that there are opportunities for new employment for a potentially large group of Australians who are keen to work, but might find it challenging to find traditional jobs." ...