Australian labor costs growth likely bottomed, may rebound slightly in 2017 - ANZ
May 22, 2017 23:21 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
The ANZ wage gauge, which is a survey-based measure of Australias wage costs rose in April. The rise in the gauge was driven by a rebound in the companies component as Australian businesses appear to expect marginally...
Do Australian banks have double the return on equity of banks in other developed economies?
May 22, 2017 13:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The banks in Australia have a return on equity which is about twice, if not more than that, what you see particularly in other parts of the advanced developed economies of the world. Treasurer Scott Morrison, ABC Insiders,...
How UKIP’s decline could provide a major boost for Theresa May
May 22, 2017 12:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Politics
The British prime minister Theresa May called a snap general election in the expectation that it will deliver her a substantially increased parliamentary majority. This in turn would give her the strong and stable...
Dismal wages growth makes a joke of budget forecasts
May 22, 2017 12:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting...
May 22, 2017 12:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
The Monetary Policy Council of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) decided to keep the interest rates on hold at last weeks meeting and indicated that it may not start to lift interest rates next year as analysts had...
U.S. Treasuries lose ground on strong cues from global equities; FOMC speeches in focus
May 22, 2017 11:47 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries lost ground at the start of the week on Monday in reaction to strong cues from the Wall Street ahead of a host of speeches by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members Harker and Kashkari,...
UK gilts mixed ahead of PM May’s speech, Q1 GDP data
May 22, 2017 10:29 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The UK gilts remained mixed Monday as investors wait to watch the countrys Prime Minister Theresa May speak later in the day. Also, market participants are eyeing the release of the countrys first-quarter gross domestic...
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Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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