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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... surprising that Australian consumer sentiment declined in July, what was surprising was that it only fell modestly. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index decreased to 99.1 in July from 102.2 in the previous month. Consumer expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Australia leading index "Leading Index improves but still points to below trend momentum". This is the header of Westpac's media release on the latest update of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity. The index tracks future ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... increase by 1.7% (from 1.6% forecast in March ) in 2016 and 1.9% (from 1.8%) in 2017. Australia consumer confidence The Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index fell by 1.0% to a reading of 102.7 in June following the previous month's 8.5% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
Australia consumer confidence The drop sparks a rise. There is no doubt that the 8.5% jump in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index to 103.2 points in May - the highest level since January 2014 - had been mainly a result of the Reserve ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity dipped by 0.1% in March to 96.59 - the lowest reading on record - after falling by 0.2% in the previous month. Among the components, consumer sentiment expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... Continued improvement in the Australian labour market should help reverse the two-month erosion in consumer confidence. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month low of 95.1 in April from 99.1 in March and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Australian consumer confidence "...a disappointing result" is how Westpac chief economist Bill Evans described the latest reading from its consumer sentiment survey. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month ...

Another 6-9 months under Downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
This is the picture of Australia painted by the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity. The headline index fell to a reading of 97.13 in January from 97.17 in the previous month. This is the index's lowest level on record ...

Good tidings sway RBA to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... elevated levels with a reading of plus 9 in September, unchanged from August. Consumer confidence has also recovered. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment rose by 4.2% to 97.8 in October from 93.9 in September. While still below ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... Sydney. Meanwhile, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release the June quarter consumer price index while the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is also due out. In equities news, BHP Billiton is expected to release ...