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Australian Inflation: Behind The Headlines
Australian Inflation: Behind The Headlines Headline inflation in Australia is currently sitting comfortably within the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA)…

Global Debt: Australia vs The World
Global Debt: Australia vs The World Global debt levels are at all time highs. Governments, corporations and individuals are dealing…

Australia’s Housing Affordability Crisis
Australia’s Housing Affordability Crisis According to the 8th Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey Australia still has one of the most…

The Fiscal Cliff: Fact Or Fiction?
If you look at most of the available media coverage, it would appear that the central story, the so-called “Fiscal…

Queensland Property Values Likely To Stall
Despite the general expectation that we will see modest recoveries in housing starts, mining and infrastructure construction, the wider expectations…

Recession A Mounting Threat As Government Moves With Diminishing Resources
Monetary policy makers looking to protect Australia’s 21 consecutive years of recession-free economic growth have faced some significant obstacles in…

Federal Reserve’s Qe Unlimited: To Infinity & Beyond!
In recent years central banks around the world have played increasingly active roles in directing the performance of their national…

Commercial Property Markets – Is The Recovery Coming?
With the world economy being viewed at something of an inflection point, and widespread disagreements over the ways various central…

October Macro Update: Data Down, Stocks Up
Stock Markets around the globe ended the September quarter in positive territory, as supportive central bank activities generated a strong…

Macro Update: Weak Investor Sentiment Leads To New Strategy Proposals From Property Developers
Recent declines in the retail environment and the market’s constant focus on European financial instability have weighed on investor sentiment…