The Reserve Bank has kept the official interest rate on hold this afternoon, a move largely in line with economists’ expectations. Althou…
The Reserve Bank has kept the official interest rate on hold this afternoon, a move largely in line with economists’ expectations. Althou…
The Reserve Bank is expected to hold steady on interest rates when it meets this afternoon. According to a survey undertaken by AAP of 15…
Activity in the services sector contracted during July, according to the latest results from the Australian Industry Group-Commonwealth Bank…
Retail trade was in line with expectations during June, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Accordi…
House prices rose during the June quarter despite expectations they would fall, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau o…
Australia’s private companies are worried about a slowdown of the economy with around a third experiencing a fall in both revenue and prof…
Money is pouring into the safety of bank deposits as well as overpriced bank shares for their yield; meanwhile, a banker got up yesterday to…
Building approvals data has exceeded expectations in June even though the total number of approvals fell. According to the latest figures…
The uncertain investment environment and poor returns from shares since the GFC has seen the popularity of bank deposits surge while that of…
Financial markets will remain tense this week, as investors wait to see whether Europe will finally fire the first shots in the ‘Battle for …
Our international economist at Commonwealth Bank, Richard Grace, has made a good point about the recent release of the HSBC “flash” purchasi…
TPG has been granted permission to conduct due diligence on Billabong, following an offer from the private equity group to buy the strugglin…
