In the bizarre days of March leading up to the more bizarre month of April, Australians hoarded, stocked-up and spent a massive 8.5% more on retail sales than they did in February. The absolute…

The official inflation rate was 2.2% over the year-ended March 2020, within the target bands and the highest recorded annually for the last five and a half years. Quarterly inflation was just…

Confirming the earlier view that the Australian housing market (pre COVID 19) was showing green shoots, March saw the value of loans for new purchases lift 0.2% compared to the prior month. Th…

A month can be a very long time, as the latest housing approvals data demonstrates. Dwelling approvals in March 2020 were 15,386 total units, up 2.0% on March 2.0% on March 2019 and around 2.0% l…

Right now it seems like the calm before the storm. For those old enough to remember the TV show one could say we have entered “the twilight zone”. The good news is as a community we have been able to…