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Official recession not that scary: Economists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... due to a plunge in production and spending in Victoria," he said. Meanwhile, GSFM adviser Stephen Miller said the GDP figures revealed the extent of the support from the government's stimulus package. "Despite the large hit to activity and the 10% ...

GDP figures reveal start of COVID-19 impact

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
The Australian Gross Domestic Product fell 0.3%, seasonally adjusted, in the March quarter and growth slowed to 1.4% through the year, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ABS chief economist Bruce Hockman said this ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... 2% in 2018 (from the previous forecast of 2.1%), 1.8% in 2019 (from 1.9%) and 1.7% in 2020 (unchanged). The latest GDP figures has brought Eurozone economy's annual growth rate down to 1.7% in the year to the third quarter - the slowest in exactly ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... the year to March. Mr K'Nell said many investors were likely to sit on the sidelines until the release of Chinese GDP figures and Australian unemployment figures later in the week. In the resources sector at 1019 AEST, global miner BHP Billiton had fallen ...

Governor Glenn lets his jaw drop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... the stable policy settings 'remained appropriate' or something like that". It's because, "... the most recent set of GDP figures, while certainly encouraging, probably overstate somewhat the true ongoing pace of growth in the economy. The Bank's forecasts ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... bit better, a little bit more compelling," he said. "If it was, we'd see a little bit more on our market." The China GDP figures showed that growth in Australia's biggest trading partner slowed to 1.8 per cent in the December quarter, from 2.2 per cent. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... record peaks last week. Tokyo stocks ended down 0.70 per cent, or 95.76 points, to 13,519.43 after second-quarter GDP figures revealed that Japan's economic growth had slowed more than analysts expected. Other Asian markets fared better, buoyed by positive ...

Australia: all good and wishing for the worst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... of trade was tracked at 156.2 in the June quarter. And yes, we've heard this before. When the December quarter 2011 GDP figures were released last March - up 0.4% against expectations of 0.8% -- someone (I again refuse to name names) warned us that ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... consecutive quarters from 9.8% (year-on-year) in the December quarter of 2010 to 8.1% in the first quarter of this year. GDP figures due out today are expected to continue this trend with consensus expecting the number to come in at 7.6%. The same goes ...

Nice one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... the volatility in the financial markets intermittent speculations about its future create. The recently released UK GDP figures - down 0.2% in the last quarter of 2011 -- provide evidence that a recession is already underway in Europe while growth in ...
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