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The RBA released their minutes today, and it continues the uber-positive story. Pity it’s so myopic. International Economic Conditions Members commenced their discussion of the global economy by noting that growth in Australia’s major trading partners had been robust in 2018. Growth was expected to ease a little over the subsequent two years, but to … Continue reading “RBA Minutes Ultra Bullish”
Welcome to the Property Imperative weekly to 17th November 2018, our digest of the latest finance and property news with a distinctively Australian flavour. Watch the video, listen to the podcast or read the transcript. scrollings=”no” It has been a roller coaster ride on all fronts this week, with more market gyrations, larger … Continue reading “Today, Do The Bears Have It? – The Property Imperative Weekly 17 Nov 2018”
Welcome to the Property Imperative weekly to 10th November 2018, our digest of the latest finance and property news with a distinctively Australian flavour. Loads more data this week, all pointing to the impact that tighter credit conditions are having on the economy – that is unless you are the RBA, which seems to see … Continue reading “The Elephant In The Room – The Property Imperative Weekly 10 Nov 2018”
The Bank of Canada has increased its target for the overnight rate to 1 ¾ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ per cent. The global economic outlook remains solid. The US economy is especially robust and is expected to moderate over the projection horizon, … Continue reading “Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1 ¾ per cent”
Welcome to the Property Imperative weekly to 20th October 2018, our digest of the latest finance and property news with a distinctively Australian flavour. Watch the video, listen to the podcast or read the transcript. scrollings=”no” As you approach a Black hole, gravity increases exponentially, to the point where it is impossible to … Continue reading “The Property Market Black Hole – The Property Imperative Weekly 20 October 2018”
AMP’s, Shane Oliver published a piece in which he revised up his expectations of the housing price correction from peak to trough to 20% in Sydney and Melbourne, and 10% nationally, a downgrade from their previous expectation for a 5% national average fall. scrollings=”no” He has, along with a number of other economists … Continue reading “How Would Negative Equity Fall With A 20% Home Price Fall?”
Welcome to the Property Imperative weekly to 13th October 2018, our digest of the latest finance and property news with a distinctively Australian flavour. This week saw major ructions on the financial markets, which may be just a short-term issue, or a signal of more disruption ahead. And locally, the latest data reveals a slowing … Continue reading “Property Prices – They Are Afallin’ – The Property Imperative Weekly 13 October 2018”
From Moody’s. On 1 October, Greece (B3 positive) further relaxed capital controls that had been in place since June 2015 following an announcement by the Ministry of Finance in the government gazette. The country’s improving economic prospects and an increase in private-sector deposits in recent months allowed for the easing of capital controls, which will … Continue reading “Greece’s full abolition of cash withdrawal restrictions is credit positive for banks”
Welcome to the Property Imperative weekly to 15th September 2018, our digest of the latest finance and property news with a distinctively Australian flavour. Watch the video, listen to the podcast or read the transcript. scrollings=”no” On the 10th Anniversary of the failure of Lehman Brothers, the consensus seems to be that the … Continue reading “Upping The Ante 10 Years Later – The Property Imperative Weekly – 15 Sept 2018”
Welcome to the Property Imperative weekly to 8th September 2018, our digest of the latest finance and property news with a distinctively Australian flavour. And by the way, if you value the content we produce please do consider joining our Patreon programme, where you can support our ability to continue to make great content. Watch … Continue reading “Reaping The Whirlwind – The Property Imperative Weekly 08 Sept 2018”