Weekly market & economic update – week ending 13 September

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Key events of the past week and implications Global share markets pushed higher over the last week helped by mostly good economic news, notably this time from China, and the... Read more continue reading

Job losses, longer hours; but better times ahead

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Labour force Jobs & jobless rate: Employment fell by 10,800 in August after falling by a revised to 11,400 jobs in July (previously reported as a 10,200 loss in jobs). The... Read more continue reading

Australia’s new Government

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 It’s over, at least for now The policies of the new Government if implemented are likely to lead to smaller government, less regulation and over time improved productivity and economic... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 6 September

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Key events of the past week and implications While share markets mostly rose over the past week helped by a delay to action regarding Syria and on the back of... Read more continue reading

Pulse of Australian’s financial optimism in lead up to election

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Armchair economists divided on their financial futures – food and grocery spending being cut back Australia’s army of armchair economists will need reassurance from the incoming Government as new research released... Read more continue reading

Still no joy for retailers; Record foreign debt

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Retail Trade; Balance of Payments; Government Finance Retail trade rose by just 0.1 per cent in July after a flat result in June. Annual spending growth rose from 1.1 per cent... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update: Week ending August 30

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Key events of the past week and implications Share markets had another volatile week with concerns about a strike on Syria weighing on confidence, and emerging market assets, particularly currencies,... Read more continue reading

Super low rates entice borrowers

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Private sector credit Private sector credit (loans outstanding) rose by 0.4 per cent in July. Credit stands 3.2 per cent higher than a year ago. What do the figures show? Private... Read more continue reading

Stay at home economy valued at $22bn* annually

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Stay at home labour sector 50% larger than the size of the volunteering sector** Average working week at 43.1 hours is 4 hours longer than paid full-time workers The vast... Read more continue reading

CBA Economics: Mining capex peaking – non-mining capex yet to show signs of a pick-up.

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Capex – QII 2013 Actual capital spending rose by 4.0% in QII but is 2.3% below year earlier levels Together with yesterday’s data on building activity, business investment will have... Read more continue reading