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A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... on global and domestic growth, hopeful over a lift in wages and wages and, uncertain over the outlook for household consumption and high household debt levels. This uncertainty could soon clear if the RBA's added sentence in its December statement - ...

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... that would spill over into increased employment and (hopefully) higher wages growth, underpinning stronger household consumption and further gains in sales and profits and investment.

C is the key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... produced in a country at a given time - is derived by the summation of C+I+G+ (X-M). Where C stands for household consumption; I for business investment; G for government spending ; X for exports; and, M for imports. Household consumption contributed ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... decelerating year-on-year growth. Still, the Indian central bank noted some upside risks to its baseline outlook: "household consumption demand may get a boost from upward salary and allowances revisions by states" and "firms expect a significant improvement ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... continuing to support the Australian economy". The latest retail trade data (and its trend decline) suggest that household consumption - which accounts for the biggest chunk of GDP (around 60%) - isn't getting much support, if at all, or that any support ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... 1975) of 4.3% in the three months to July - yes, a let up in escalating consumer prices could help support household consumption. Real wage growth has been negative since February this year as inflation (2.9% in August from 2.6% in July) accelerated ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... the strength of consumer spending. A high level of consumer confidence generally translates into stronger household consumption. Consumer spending accounts for around two-thirds of the Australian economy, so markets are always trying to anticipate what ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... sharp increase in the relative price of utilities poses a further downside risk to the non-energy part of household consumption to the extent that households find it hard to reduce their energy consumption." Reduced consumer spending would lead to a ...

Wages separate businesses from consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... sharp increase in the relative price of utilities poses a further downside risk to the non-energy part of household consumption to the extent that households find it hard to reduce their energy consumption..." Not only that, "elevated debt levels are ...

Data dictates immediate BOE action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... softening in retail spending - up a mere 0.9% in the year to May from 4.2% in April - and by extension, overall household consumption, which accounts for around 66% of the UK economy. A premature rate hike threatens to compound this less positive dynamics. ...