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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... other merchandise goods decreased by 3%. Services imports declined by 2%. Weak global demand, low commodity prices and a stronger A$ are the major factors putting pressure on the country's external accounts. AiG Australian Performance of Services Index ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
Quantitative easing. Negative interest rates. Quantitative and Qualitative easing with a negative interest rate. All of the above plus promises of more. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) big bazookas proved no match for US ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... of activity sub-indices improved last month led by a sharp 9.3-point increase in new orders to 61.7, portending even stronger activity going forward. But, as AiG noted in its report, "the Australian dollar has recently appreciated and if this appreciation ...

Small caps beating blue chips: Lonsec

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... protection than the ASX 200 since April 2015; this is distinct from previous bear market phases, where market falls were stronger in the small cap sector. "We expect volatility will continue through 2016, although the chance of a further large decline ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... to payrolls, the unemployment rate steady at 4.9% and average hourly earnings increasing by 0.2% (2.1% year-on-year). Stronger-than-expected outcomes could bring back April rate hike speculations. Japan industrial production China's Lunar new Year holiday ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... rebound on Wall Street and a more dovish Fed pushed the Conference Board's consumer confidence index up to 96.2 in March, stronger than consensus expectations for a 94.0 reading and February's 94.0 (upwardly revised from 92.2). While US consumers' assessment ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... in January, it remains far below the 50-mark indicating pessimists still outnumber optimists. Despite this -- and the stronger real (the US$ now buys less only 3.68 reals, it was fetching 4.18 reals in September last year) - the best the Banco Central ...

ASX chief announces immediate resignation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... 2016 and 1 July 2017 respectively. "Elmer has demonstrated leadership and energy during his time at ASX. He hands over a stronger team and a core franchise well positioned for future opportunities. "His legacy is a globally competitive, more externally ...

Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... these present a problem for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). This is because the flipside of a weaker US dollar is a stronger Australian dollar. The A$/US$ rose by 0.9% to US$0.7618 (the highest in eight months), up 4.7% this year to date. The A$ ...

Charities must go corporate or face extinction: Koda

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... partner and head of philanthropy and social capital, David Knowles, said. "Non-profits increasingly have to contend with stronger for-profit competitors in sectors such as health, ageing and disability - so their performance is increasingly being measured ...