The economy dodged another bullet in the December quarter with GDP up 0.2% over the period and annualised growth rising to 1.5%. Whilst a very moderate result, the sustained emphasis on lower…

Australia’s monthly inflation data – delivered through the Consumer Price Index (CPI) – is the most-timely information on what is happening with price movements in the economy. The January…

Australia’s dwelling approvals data continues to underperform demand, with very little positive information. On an annualised basis, detached house approvals for the year-ending Janua…

A few months of momentum in shifting housing finance back into positive growth was wiped out in December and January. Still, there was light at the end of the dark tunnel, with January 2024 up 8.…

Much like the Micawber Principle, distilled from the ever-indebted Wilkins Macawber in Charles Dickens’ novel David Copperfield, if you have a job and barely sufficient income, the result…

Locally produced saw softwood sales slid to 2,68 million m3 year-ended January 2024, down 7.8% compared with the year prior. Sales in January totalled 168,158 m3, down 13.3% on January 2023 a…

Australia is rapidly approaching a new inflationary moment. When the clock ticks over to 1st July, the amended and broader-based Stage 3 Tax Cuts will kick in. That will put money into the hand…