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Chief economist update: She'll be right, mate!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
"She'll be right, mate!" The latest business and consumer sentiment surveys illustrate the truism of this Australian idiom. Conducted from 16 February to 23 February 2018 - when the financial markets were in upheaval - the NAB business survey showed ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... calendar year since 2010." This is the first paragraph of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute report on Australian consumer sentiment that showed the index rising for the third straight month to 105.1 in January - optimists outnumber pessimists - from 103.3 ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... (year-on-year rate) in December last year. The improvement fits with the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey that showed the unemployment expectations index dropping by 2.4% (consumers expect lower unemployment ) to a reading ...

Down, down business conditions are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... indicates that we might be on our way (if it persists of course). The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment jumped by 3.6% from 99.7 in November to 103.3 in December - the happiest consumers have been since December of four Christmases ...

Government launches emerging market impact investment fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... investments to another provider if their current fund engaged in activities inconsistent with their values. "Consumer sentiment mirrors the continuing growth in the sector with responsible investment more than quadrupling over the past 3 years and nearly ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... to a reading of 53.2 in October from 54.7 in the previous month. Just in... the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index fell back to levels where pessimists again outnumber optimists, down to a reading of 99.7 in November from 101.4 in October. ...

Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... the three-months ended September from 1.5% in the previous period. This contradicts the earlier Westpac-MI consumer sentiment report that showed optimists outnumbering pessimists for the first time in 11 months in October (up 101.4 from 97.9 in September) ...

Confidence up but will consumers shop?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... than pessimists in this land girth by sea. This is the latest indication from the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey that showed the index jumping to a reading of 101.35 in October from 97.87 in September - itself, an improvement from ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... Australian consumers are happier in September than last month. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute (WBC-MI) index of consumer sentiment jumped by 2.5% to a reading of 97.9 this month from 95.5 in August with nearly all the survey's sub-indices recording ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... from 4.3% and average hourly earnings slowed to 0.1% in August from 0.3% in the previous month - could dent consumer sentiment and by extension, consumer spending. But this could be due to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) problem with seasonal adjustments. ...