CommSec Research: Aussies are spending, but cautiously

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Economic trends & issues The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday released retail spending data for the December quarter. CommSec obtained detailed spending data from the ABS in nominal and... Read more continue reading

CommSec Research: Aussies opt to stay and renovate

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Weekly Petrol Prices; Building Approvals; Job ads Building approvals: Council approvals to build new homes fell by 8.4 per cent in December to be down by 22.5 per cent over the... Read more continue reading

Market review – February 2019

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Australian government bond yields continued to rally over January as weaker domestic economic readings led markets to become more confident that the next move in the cash rate would be... Read more continue reading

Inflation: No room for complacency

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Consumer price index  Inflation: The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.5 per cent in the December quarter, above expectations. In seasonally adjusted... Read more continue reading

Trump, Tech and Trade

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China 2025 is perceived as an existential threat to US commercial and technological leadership. This raises the risk that the Trump administration could conclude that its best response is to... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 25 January, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets pulled back a bit over the last week on the back of trade and growth worries, but the... Read more continue reading

CommSec State of the States – January 2019

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Overall Results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment; construction work... Read more continue reading

NSW & Victorian jobless rates at record lows

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Labour force Employment rose by 21,600 in December after a revised 39,000 increase in jobs in November (previously reported as a 37,100 increase in jobs). Full-time jobs fell by 3,000, but... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights: Australian housing downturn Q&A – how bad will it get?

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Key points Australian home prices are likely to fall another 5-10% this year driven by a further 15% or so fall in Sydney & Melbourne. Tight credit, rising supply and... Read more continue reading

Skilled job vacancies hit 6 1⁄2-year highs

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Skilled job vacancies Skilled vacancies: The Internet Vacancy Index rose by 0.7 per cent in trend terms to 9-month highs in December. It was the third straight gain in the trend... Read more continue reading