Number 2018-11 Date 1 May 2018 At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. The global economy has strengthened over the past year. A number of advanced economies are growing at an above-trend rate and unemployment rates are low. The Chinese ... Read more

A good synopsis of the book "How We Work" by Leah Weiss. She states “nothing provides more opportunities than the workplace for us to feel discouraged, disappointed, bored, overwhelmed, envious, embarrassed, anxious, irritated, outraged, and afraid to say what we really feel.” Click on the ... Read more

09 April 2018 Key points Property prices in Sydney and Melbourne likely have more downside, but a crash is unlikely in the absence of much higher mortgage rates, much higher supply and a long continuation of recent high construction activity. Other cities will perform better. ... Read more

  03 Apr 2018 This month’s Reserve Bank of Australia interest rate policy meeting delivered no surprises, with interest rates kept on hold again at 1.5%. The minutes from the last Reserve Bank of Australia meeting gives us some insight that there remains enough spare capacity in the ... Read more

27 March 2018 Key points Worries about the Fed, trade wars (the risk of which has been significantly exaggerated) and President Trump generally have increased the risk around the global outlook but are unlikely to drive a major bear market. The key issue is whether the US is about ... Read more

14 March 2018 Key points Geopolitical issues generate much interest as dinner party conversations but don’t necessarily have a significant impact on markets, apart from a bit of noise. But given a backlash against economic rationalist policies, the falling relative power of the US ... Read more

A quick 2 minute video from Dr Shane Oliver on inflation concerns and its short-term impact on market volatility. Please click on the link below: Dr Shane Oliver on Inflation ... Read more

08 March 2018 Key points The Australian economy grew 2.4% through 2017, good but well below potential given high population growth. There is good reason to expect growth to continue and pick up a bit: the drag from falling mining investment is nearly over, non-mining investment is ... Read more

15 February 2018 Key points Household debt levels in Australia are high compared to other countries and still rising. The rise is not as bad as it looks because its been matched by rising wealth and debt servicing problems are low. However, this could change as interest rates ... Read more