Having previously forecast that the RBA would institute two 25 basis point interest rate hikes in the second half of 2019, National Australia Bank (NAB) isn’t expecting the rises to come until the second half…
US$60 is the key for the year end closing for Brent crude oil. Focus on that number and ignore everything else.
A lot could still go wrong in the US–China trade talks. And we didn’t have to wait long.
The recent OECD Economic Survey for Australia comes in with a warning label for the government. The fact that property prices are falling could shake consumer wealth and, in consequence, consumer spending.
Australians are starting to learn the truth about our ‘record breaking’ economy. It’s all been built on one big fat lie…you can borrow your way (indefinitely) to prosperity.
Current Australian household debt is over 100% of GDP. Debt-bingeing and consumer spending has driven the economy in recent years.
It seems that the cease fire in the trade war between the US and China was only fleeting. And US stocks were destined to continue their nosedive. this market chaos isn’t just confined to the…
There is something, in my opinion, that we could all be taking on board from Airbnb’s new venture.
What if everything we’ve been told about how an economy functions was based on a false premise? The shattering of long held beliefs is going to create enormous disruption to peoples’ lives.
After rallying in six of the last seven sessions, iron ore’s recovery began to stall yesterday. This occurred after the US arrested the CFO of Huawei in Canada, signalling that the trade war could escalate…
It’s been a strange two months for the Aussie dollar, and the outlook is shaping up to be increasingly negative. After reaching as high as $.7355 yesterday, it is now trading at .722, and the…
Just like fashion always changes — some might say ‘evolves’ — so too do the way retailers sell fashion. In days gone by, it was customary for a budding designer to rent an old shop…
The Aussie property market has had one of the longest runs in the world. Prices have gained a whopping 6,556% since 1961. But, 2019 is shaping to be a much different scenario.
The witch hunt against Donald Trump is unlikely to die down. So, despite the current weakness in the gold price, if the witch hunt heats up, history could repeat and gold could slingshot higher.
The most watched curve is the two-year to 10-year yield. Why? Because its inversion has come before recessions in the past. Now this indicator is starting to flash amber.