There has been plenty of discussion of the “cost of living” in recent times to justify subdued levels of consumer confidence and general moo…
There has been plenty of discussion of the “cost of living” in recent times to justify subdued levels of consumer confidence and general moo…
The perception is that the mining sector has driven the Australian economy over the past four years. But how does that perception line up ag…
Each quarter the Reserve Bank releases its quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy. This is the most comprehensive assessment of the Australi…
Our international economist at Commonwealth Bank, Richard Grace, has made a good point about the recent release of the HSBC “flash” purchasi…
Last Monday, the Prime Minister made an address to the G20 leaders’ summit – the leaders of the largest 20 economies on the planet. In t…
The inflation data has come and gone for another quarter, so it is worth taking a big picture look at the results. First there was the da…
The big picture this week focuses on a single chart which explains a lot about what is affecting retail businesses and the economy more gene…
The latest consumer sentiment figures were released this week and it’s fair to say that we are hardly a positive bunch at present. Pessimi…
