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Australian dollar poses problem for RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... bank's board meeting on 1 August (where it kept the official cash rate unchanged at 1.5%). But despite the RBA's optimistic outlook, the domestic equity market appears to be going nowhere. This year to date, the All Ordinaries index is up 0.9%. Never ...

RBI succumbs to low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... central bank noted that "some of the upside risks to inflation have either reduced or not materialised." The slowing growth outlook in the Indian economy suggests more downward pressure on consumer prices and raises doubts over the RBI's economic growth ...

Australian businesses lift borrowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... implications for the economy because an increase in business demand for credit signifies corporate optimism over the economic outlook and generally leads to higher investment spending. Despite these credit market dynamics, year-on-year growth in credit ...

Warne flags executive reshuffle at Macquarie AGM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... and Global Markets and Macquarie Capital - contributed the remainder. While Warne was positive about the group's 2018 outlook, he did note his surprise at Macquarie's inclusion in the Government's Major Bank Levy regime, given "the relatively small size ...

Low-flation to lower-flation?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... record (1.9%) in the March quarter. Recall the RBA's words: "As wages are the largest component of business costs, the outlook for wage growth is particularly important for the inflation outlook." But the outlook for inflation is also important for wage ...

Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... rise in household debt, alongside another increase in demand for unsecured borrowing", Markit Economics noted. Not a good outlook for consumer demand. Not a good one for the economy overall as household spending accounts for over 65% of UK GDP. Reducing ...

Flashes: activity expansion and moderating inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... expansion in service sector activity remained steady from the previous month's five-month high reading of 54.2. The activity outlook remains positive with Markit commenting: "Most encouraging was an upturn in new order inflows to the second-highest seen ...

Good jobs, sluggish pay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... 3.5% per annum by now. But it has not. This, from the RBA: "As wages are the largest component of business costs, the outlook for wage growth is particularly important for the inflation outlook." "However, it could be the case that some of the factors ...

The bull and bear market in iron ore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... at last night, iron ore prices remained 25.7% below 2017's top of US$94.50/tonne hit on 21 February. Bull or bear, the outlook for iron ore prices has significant bearing on the Australian economic growth and the Budget. Austrade figures show that iron ...

Jump goes the Aussie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... preceding months as a welcome development. Nevertheless, they assessed that current economic conditions in Australia, and the outlook for growth and inflation, meant that developments in the labour and housing markets continued to warrant careful monitoring."...the ...