A few snippets from the news this morning:The IMF says inflation is the main global concern and interest rates should rise.Merrill Lynch’s…
A few snippets from the news this morning:The IMF says inflation is the main global concern and interest rates should rise.Merrill Lynch’s…
Watching the implosion of the American financial system from afar is a bit like watching a house fire from across the street – gruesome fa…
In traditional markets, shares fall and then six to 18 months later the property markets take a tumble. After the 1987 share crash, property…
House prices across much of Australia have already plateaued and will be driven lower as banks lift rates in response to the global credit s…
A dramatic slump in new housing loans and consumer sentiment revealed in data released today provides further evidence that Australians are …
The federal minimum wage umpire will further fuel inflation in the Australian economy if it awards an excessive pay rise to workers in its d…
Despite the worsening conditions for the residential property market, MICHAEL LAURENCE identifies an opportunity for smart, and patient, inv…
St George Bank’s decision to increase it standard variable mortgage rate by 0.2% has dragged down the weekend’s auction results. St Geo…
The Australian sharemarket has today fallen below the psychologically significant 5000 point barrier for the first time since September 2006…
There was some understandable confusion with acronyms this morning as reports sought to attribute the latest rise in the oil price, which ro…
Retail sales have staged a limited comeback after recent falls to record a 0.7% seasonally adjusted rise in May, exceeding market expectatio…
Sydney and Perth have fallen behind the other capital cities to become the nation’s house price underperformers over the past year, a new …
