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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... reflected "above-average conditions in most industries" with "all three components of conditions (trading, profits and employment)" improving during the month. Similarly, the reading on business confidence doubled to a reading of 6 in March from 3 in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... reflected "above-average conditions in most industries" with "all three components of conditions (trading, profits and employment)" improving during the month. Similarly, the reading on business confidence doubled to a reading of 6 in March from 3 in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... down to 49.4 from 55.7 in February; Supplier deliveries down to 49.3 from 50.1; Stocks down to 48.3 from 50.1; and, Employment down to 47.8 from 47.7. While the new orders index remained in expansion, March's 51.9 reading represented a big drop from ...

The lucky country may not be so for future generations

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... own homes and live a comfortable lifestyle," said Hagger. Other issues uncovered in the report were concerns about employment stability and maintaining a steady flow of finances in retirement. Over half of respondents fear they won't be able to maintain ...

Indigenous workers retire with 27pct less: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... non-indigenous people. These findings underscore the important need to address indigenous disadvantage in terms of education, employment and life expectancy as highlighted in the recent Close the Gap Prime Minister's Report 2016," Ralston said. The study ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... 1.26% in TAS. US ADP private payrolls The US labour market remains robust. This is the indication from the latest ADP employment report that showed 200,000 workers were hired by private US companies in March - a slight dip from February's 205,000 addition ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... latest survey indicated that strains on Chinese businesses have increased, "Increases in Production, New Orders and Employment, though, suggest firms are on balance withstanding the various macro challenges, with looser policy helping". MNI noted that ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... dissected for clues on the timing of the next move up in interest rates. The latest update on the Fed's dual mandate - employment and inflation - has turned more favourable for the hawks. The US labour market remains solidly strong, core inflation had ...

Market confidence marches in March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... Germany, France and China which together account for over 85 percent of global GDP. It reflects changes in global output, employment, new business, backlogs and prices. (http://www.mypivots.com/dictionary/definition/750/global-composite-pmi) The latest ...

With pretty numbers like these, who needs a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... February after four consecutive months of below 50 readings. Among the survey's individual components; sales, new orders, employment, stocks, wages and capacity utilisation improved las month. Supplier deliveries, input prices and selling prices retreated. ...