Australia’s national accounts were released last week. At a headline level, growth as measured by GDP disappointed most economists’ expectations, rising just 0.4% in the December quarter to be up 2.4% for the year. This represented a slowing from the 2.9% growth recorded in the year to September. The biggest positive contribution came from growth… Continue reading APRA’S LENDING RESTRICTIONS A DRAG ON ECONOMIC GROWTH…BUT IMPROVE ITS HEALTH
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MID MORNING UPDATE 1-2-18
MID MORNING MARKETS The S&P/ASX200 is up 35 points at 10.40am. Almost all sectors are in positive territory – Telcos are the exception with Tesltra (TLS ) down another cent. Utilities, Consumer Staples and Energy the best sectors. Not a lot of news to focus on – house prices pretty interesting though (see below). COMPANY… Continue reading MID MORNING UPDATE 1-2-18
The Big Super Dipper
THE SUPER BIG DIPPER* 13 April 2017 I was interviewed on ABC Breakfast yesterday (in case you missed it, the video link is at the bottom of the article) and the theme of the day was Scott Morrison’s support of “super dipping”. It’s generated a huge amount of interest as politicians from both parties, and… Continue reading The Big Super Dipper
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