Prime Insights

The State Of The Nation – Q3 2013
Today we look at the latest data released by the RBA and ABS to 30 September 2013 to tryand determine…

Teetering on the edge: will America plunge into deflation?
Teetering on the edge: will America plunge into deflation? There is no prize for identifying that the American economy…

How will Australia grow?
How will Australia grow? Important data released about the Chinese economy in June of this year sent a dismal signal…

Chinese Bulls Vs Bears
Chinese Bulls Vs Bears There are two main schools of thought amongst global economists on how the Chinese economic growth…

Has the Australian compulsory superannuation policy failed?
Has the Australian compulsory superannuation policy failed? Twenty-one years ago, Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating introduced the policy of compulsory…

Australia Exposed to Slowing Economies
Australia Exposed to Slowing Economies In 2009 Kevin Rudd announced that Australia had avoided the worst of the global financial…

Why Is Everyone Rushing Into Bonds Again?
Why Is Everyone Rushing Into Bonds Again? In February the financial press was alight with the new phrase “ the…

Where To From Here For Home Values?
Where To From Here For Home Values? According to the RP Data-Rismark Home Value Index results for June 2013, combined…

Macro Update – Q2 2013
Macro Update – Q2 2013 If there was one word describe Q2 2013, it would be ‘volatile’. It began with…

The High Cost of Building in Australia
The High Cost of Building in Australia The cost of construction in Australia is amongst the highest in the world.…