For the best part of the past decade, CommSec has produced “The Big Issues” report – a report that has sought to highlight issues that are expected to influence on the economy over the forthcoming 12 months.
Now this is no crystal ball gazing exercise. The aim is not just to forecast where certain economic variables are likely to be in a year’s time. Rather the focus has been to highlight trends, issues and ‘big picture’ influences that act as threats or opportunities for consumers, investors and businesses alike.
The aim has been to produce a highly readable, relatively jargon-free document. Probably today we could call this a blog. But the intention over time has been to produce commentary that causes people to think, ask the ‘so what’ question and then determine what this means for their own circumstances.
And while we have identified a range of questions or issues that should feature over 2013, really there is just one issue that is likely to dominate – how quickly will confidence be restored? To read the report, click here.