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Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... to a reading of 53.2 in October from 54.7 in the previous month. Just in... the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index fell back to levels where pessimists again outnumber optimists, down to a reading of 99.7 in November from 101.4 in October. ...

Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... the three-months ended September from 1.5% in the previous period. This contradicts the earlier Westpac-MI consumer sentiment report that showed optimists outnumbering pessimists for the first time in 11 months in October (up 101.4 from 97.9 in September) ...

Confidence up but will consumers shop?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... than pessimists in this land girth by sea. This is the latest indication from the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey that showed the index jumping to a reading of 101.35 in October from 97.87 in September - itself, an improvement from ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... Australian consumers are happier in September than last month. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute (WBC-MI) index of consumer sentiment jumped by 2.5% to a reading of 97.9 this month from 95.5 in August with nearly all the survey's sub-indices recording ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... from 4.3% and average hourly earnings slowed to 0.1% in August from 0.3% in the previous month - could dent consumer sentiment and by extension, consumer spending. But this could be due to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) problem with seasonal adjustments. ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... September, December and March. This was also evident in the result of the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey - down to 95.5 in August from 96.6 in July. This is the ninth straight month where pessimists outnumbered optimists ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... lift in retail spending has already been telegraphed by the sharp increase in the Department of Commerce's consumer sentiment index - up to 121.1 in July from 117.3 in June. More encouraging was the rise in the consumer expectations index to 103.3 from ...

Wages separate businesses from consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... Jan! This is the collective cry of Australian consumers according to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey. Yet only a day before, the NAB business survey showed that business conditions in July were at their best levels since ...

Is the Fed the victim of its own success?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... inflation expectations. Why spend now when prices aren't rising (even softening) anyway? The Conference Board's consumer sentiment survey showed that "12 months ahead" inflation expectations fell to a reading of 4.6% in June from 4.7% in the previous ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... 189% -- and weak consumer confidence, underscored by the just-released Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment. While consumer confidence improved to 96.6 in July from 96.2 in June, it remained at levels where pessimists are much more ...