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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Australian dwelling approvals jump; US and UK consumer confidence improve but Eurozone sentiment measures deteriorate; Japan industrial production disappoints.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Australia home sales drop; US personal income and spending rise; Japan's deflation continues; UK economy stronger in the second quarter.

Yellen speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
"Of course, our decisions always depend on the degree to which incoming data continues to confirm the Committee's outlook."

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
Australia managed funds grow; US durable goods orders and UK distributive trades survey rebounds, Philippine trade gap widens.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Australia construction work done, US existing home sales and Eurozone consumer confidence all down, Japan leading index improves while Malaysia's inflation rate eases.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Mixed readings from the latest PMI surveys for the US, the Eurozone and Japan; China business sentiment falls.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
Australia's greying population; US national activity index improves; Russian economy still in recession but improving.

Read the data not the Fed's lips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
"Fed-watchers will see less benefit in parsing statements and speeches and more from paying close attention to the incoming data."

Millennials face gender inequality shock

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Globally the number of females represented on financial services boards continues to grow, but a stagnancy at the executive level is disenfranchising millennials as they get to grips with a workplace stuck in its gendered past.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Part-time jobs boosts Australian employment; Philly Fed index rises but details poor; UK retail spending jumps post-Brexit.