Always one of the most traded currencies in the world, the Australian dollar has lived up to its reputation as a theme park attraction once again in 2023, offering a couple of big climbs and a rea…

Locally produced sawn softwood sales fell 7.2% year-ended October, sliding to 2.735 million m3. Monthly sales were reported at 243,261 m3 with all producers understood to have reduced prod…

Every economic cycle is different. In any other circumstances the employment and wage data reported in September and October would be regarded as amazing and entirely good news. In October,…

Given the challenging economic times, it is perplexing – negatively counterintuitive we might say – to see house prices continuing their upward trajectory. Classic economics seem to be at p…

Despite the affordability challenges and the cost of living pressures on households, mortgage holders are still managing to meet their payments, even as their household savings continue t…

Despite continuing rate rises, the total value of housing loans written in October continued to grow. Over the year-ended October 2023, total loan values were up 4.9%, fuelled largely by hig…

Australian dwelling approvals lifted 7.5% in October, rising to 14,223 for the month, the first positive month since May 2023. On a year-ended basis, approvals were 165,210 for the period en…

On 8th November, the RBA increased the cash rate by 25 basis points, to 4.35%, the thirteenth increase in the current cycle. There is always a lag before each round of domestic capacity sapping…