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Tensions over China need global solution: Morrison

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Original article by Simon Benson
The Australian – Page: 4 : 28-Aug-19

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the growing tensions between the US and China are an "inevitable consequence" of the latter’s success. He adds that it had been the intention to lift China out of poverty via a reconstruction plan after the Second World War, but the world is now confronted with the question of what to do now that China has become a success. Morrison also says the rise of China requires a new "global architecture", which must include China.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence up to 114.1

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-Aug-19

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence rose 1.2% to 114.1 in the week ended 25 August, pushing the index above its long-term average. Households’ views towards current financial conditions rose 5.9%, taking this measure of sentiment to its highest level since the weekly survey began in 2008; however, views towards future financial conditions fell 3%, reversing the gains of the past two weeks but remaining above average. Consumers’ views toward current economic conditions fell 1.4%, the fourth consecutive decline, while future economic conditions had a marginal gain of 0.2%; both indices are below average. The ‘time to buy a major household item’ index gained 4%, after falling for three consecutive weeks, and the four-week moving average for inflation expectations was stable at 3.9%.

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Jones socks it to rivals despite the drama

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Original article by Zoe Samios, Lilly Vitorovich
The Australian – Page: 3 : 28-Aug-19

GfK’s latest radio ratings survey data shows that 2GB retained its title as Sydney’s leading radio station, with its overall audience share falling 0.6 per cent to 13.4 per cent. The audience share of Alan Jones in 2GB’s breakfast slot fell to 17.1 per cent in the wake of his controversial comments about New Zealand Prime Minister­ Jacinda Ardern. Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson continued to dominate Sydney’s breakfast slot on FM radio. Meanwhile, 3AW remains the highest-rating station in Melbourne in both the breakfast and morning slots.

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NPS of banks (and big four banks) continues to improve after Finance Royal Commission

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-Aug-19

New results from Roy Morgan show that the Net Promoter Score levels of Australia’s banks, including the big four banks, have increased significantly since the final report of the Finance Royal Commission was handed down in February 2019. The NPS of the big four banks was 2.1 in July, up 3.7pts since February, and the NPS of banks as a whole was 8.5, up 3.2pts over the last five months. The improvement in NPS scores has returned the measure to a level comparable to that at the time the Finance Royal Commission was established in late 2017. All of the big four banks have improved their NPS since February. The leading big four bank by NPS is the CBA (now on 7.2, up 3.3pts since February). The other three, although improved, were still in negative territory. Teachers Mutual Bank now has the highest NPS of 52.6, up 13.5pts since February. Meanwhile, satisfaction with the big four banks reached 76.1% in July, up by 0.8% points since February, led by increases for the CBA (+1% point), ANZ (+0.9% points) and Westpac (+2.3% points). These are some of the latest findings from Roy Morgan’s ‘Customer Satisfaction report on Consumer Banking in Australia’ and the ‘Financial Institutions Advocacy Report’. These reports are based on in-depth interviews conducted face-to-face with over 50,000 consumers per annum in their homes.

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Reserve Bank flags QE to lift stagnant economy

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Original article by David Rogers
The Australian – Page: 24 : 28-Aug-19

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s deputy governor Guy Debelle says the nation has been a major beneficiary of the rules-based global trading system, and he has warned that the current threats to this system present a major risk to both the Australian and global economies. Debelle has also used an Economic Society speech to indicate that the RBA could be open to quantitative easing if the cash rate falls to 0.5 per cent. However, David Plank of the ANZ Bank says the RBA is unlikely to pursue such a course of action unless the cash rate falls to 0.25 per cent or lower.

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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, ECONOMICS SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ

Boris fast-tracks Aussie deal

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Original article by Simon Benson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 7 : 27-Aug-19

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has met with his British counterpart Boris Johnson during the G7 leaders’ summit in France. They discussed issues such as the US-China trade war, Brexit and the UK’s plans to increase its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. Morrison has also indicated that the two nations will act quickly to secure a free-trade agreement when Britain leaves the European Union. Britain is currently Australia’s eighth-largest trading partner and the second-largest source of direct foreign investment.

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Forrest reaps $1bn in dividends

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Original article by John Stensholt, Nick Evans
The Australian – Page: 17 & 20 : 27-Aug-19

Fortescue Metals Group has posted a record net profit of $US3.2bn ($4.7bn) and revenue of $US10bn for 2018-19. The pure-play iron ore miner’s net debt was $US2.1bn at the end of the financial year, while its cash holdings totalled $US1.9bn. Shareholders will receive a final dividend of $0.24 per share and a full-year payout of $1.14 a share. Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest will be paid $1.24bn in dividends for the full year, including about $261m from the final dividend. Fortescue expects its iron ore shipments for 2019-20 to be within the range of 170-175 million tonnes, at an average price of $US13.25-$US13.75 per tonne.

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Funds brace for more volatility

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Original article by William McInnes
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 27 : 27-Aug-19

Federation Asset Management chairman Greg Bundy says financial markets will keep falling, as he does not expect the US-China trade war to be resolved for some time. Matt Sherwood of Perpetual agrees that there is unlikely to be a quick resolution to the trade dispute. Bearish sentiment slashed the value of Australian stocks by around $26bn on 26 August, while the yield on 10-year Australian government bonds fell to 0.88 per cent. Shares in gold producers also rallied as investors sought out ‘safe-haven’ assets.

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FEDERATION ASSET MANAGEMENT, PERPETUAL LIMITED – ASX PPT, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Financial advisers too expensive and can’t be trusted: report

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Original article by Duncan Hughes
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 27-Aug-19

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has released the findings of a survey on consumers’ attitudes toward the financial advice sector. It shows that there is a high level of distrust regarding the sector; amongst other things, about 50 per cent of respondents believe that financial advisers are more concerned about making themselves rich than helping clients, while almost 30 per cent prefer to obtain financial advice from family members, friends or colleagues. The ASIC report is based on interviews with almost 2,500 investors.

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Ride-sharing app Uber overtakes taxis as preferred private transport service

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 27-Aug-19

The latest data from Roy Morgan has shown that a greater proportion of Australians aged 14+ are now using Uber (22.9%) compared with taxis (21.8%). This is the first data to reveal that taxis are no longer the preferred private transport service of Australians. Uber has experienced a dramatic rise in popularity over the past three years. The proportion of Australians utilising the service in an average three-month period has increased from 6.6% (1.3 million) of the population, to 22.9% (4.7 million), an increase of 16.3% points (+ 3.4 million). Although Uber is now the preferred service, the proportion of Australians using taxis has remained relatively steady in recent years, dropping only slightly from 24.4% (4.8 million) to 21.8% (4.5 million). These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey, derived from in-depth face-to-face interviews with 1,000 Australians each week and over 50,000 each year.

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