The residential property market does cycle. This time around isn’t that much different from the last time & the times before that. There is always talk about “how it will be different” this time around. ut history shows that there is a set of certain variables which, when combined in the right way (like ingredients…
The RBA just issued its Statement of Monetary Policy and the key points included an upgrade in expected economic growth and good news for our property markets.
Today I’d like to offer a list of simple strategies that can help Australians improve their financial fitness in 2014. If done properly, this includes assessing all aspects of personal finances, including strategies to boost retirement investments, such as including property and super, savings, a review of insurance policies, staying ahead of tax obligations and…
There has been a lot of reporting about China ‘contracting’ of late, but what does that actually mean? In terms of the so-called flash PMI reports, a figure of below 50 denotes contraction and a figure of above 50 is expansion. And last week, the flash PMI figure reported a reading of 49.6 – the…
We’re only a few weeks into the year and already there are mixed messages on what’s ahead for the Australian economy in 2014. Funny isn’t it? As soon a s everything seems to be setting us up for a great year, some bad news crops up, like rising unemployment. Anyway…here’s ANZ Bank’s take on this…
Each month the RBA release a Chart Pack. Here are six of the more interesting charts for this month:
We all know that two of the drivers in investment markets (and I’m not just talking about property) are fear and greed. Today I’d like to give you my take on that…
Savanth Sebastian, economist at Commsec gives a good overview of our economy in this 4 minute video and has some good news for investors as he sees a better year ahead for us in 2014, but warns that as the economy improves the RBA could hike rates at the end of the year.
Sure there are problems in the economy, but overall we’re finishing the year in much better shape than we started with the latest figures showing the average wealth of Australians rose substantially, in part because of increased property price sand share prices. Here’s what Savanth Sebastian, Economist at CommSec had to say:
It’s the time of year where were the economists look forward and make their predictions for the year ahead. Of course when you look back at the forecasts they made 12 months ago, many were way off the mark. However, Dr Shane Oliver Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist at AMP Capital has a…
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