With timber and steel prices skyrocketing, construction costs are surging out of control
There is no indication timber prices will go down again, as they did in 2020. As for steel, 2013 was the last time there was a significant price reduction.
By Nigel Fellowes-Freeman
The February reporting season ended on the marginally optimistic note of “better than feared” according to …
By Nigel Fellowes-Freeman
The February reporting season ended on the marginally optimistic note of “better than feared” according to …
The Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator has fallen 5.4% in July, reversing improvements of 3.1% in June and 1.7% in May. The BSI t…
The Economist Intelligence Unit has released a new report ranking the world’s most expensive cities. And there’s bad news for Australia….
Job cuts sweeping through sections of the economy could prompt more people to work for themselves, according to a small business group, with…
Warnings of thousands of job losses in Australia’s manufacturing sector have politicians scrambling to come up with ways to support jobs and…
It’s fascinating how the political rhetoric around the Australian economy has changed in the space of a few months. It’s not that long …
Is there a new speed limit for the economy? In the recent Statement on Monetary Policy, the Reserve Bank broadly left unchanged both its eco…
The total value of owner occupied housing commitments, excluding alterations and additions, fell by a seasonally adjusted 4.7% to $15.5 bill…
