In one corner there are the private economists who might be pushing the subject of their books. In the other corner there are the industry and bank economists who might be protecting their employers’ interests. What are we talking about? The great Australian real estate bubble debate. It kicked off again this week when the […]
Federal Government has handed down the Budget for 2015-16. As foreshadowed, the Budget contained few surprises with a number of announcements made in the previous weeks. Here’s our overview of areas of interest, as always it is important to note that the Budget announcements are still only proposals at this stage. As you may remember […]
If you have children or grandchildren it would be smart to offer them some explicit advice about retirement – don’t expect to rely on the government. In recent years there have been changes and forecast changes that really should have younger generations focussing on how they’ll be providing for themselves in old age. Despite what […]
You may have noticed oil has been a consistent theme this year. Not because we’re predicting where it may go, or even have any interest in the price (beyond how it impacts us at the pump), but because the price fall lured plenty of financial forecasters out from under their rocks to tell us all […]
Economic Overview Major economies took varying paths in the first quarter of 2015. While the US Federal Reserve prepared to raise interest rates, central banks elsewhere continued to add further stimulus as they looked for economic growth. The US Federal Reserve responded to an improving US economy by signalling it would raise interest rates from […]