Archive for 'Global Scene'
Why the Slow Economic Recovery?
Posted on 27. Sep, 2011 by Chris Lang.
Exactly why have industrial companies around the world been slow to recover? And why did everything look so promising ... and then suddenly, seem to grind to a halt?
Perhaps some insight into this dilemma was provided by the IMF's recent World Economic Outlook.
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Commercial Property to Benefit as ...
The Manufacturing Sector Declines
Posted on 06. Sep, 2011 by Chris Lang.
The current problems facing the West — excess debt, over-consumption and poor banking practices — are not merely a cyclical aberration.
Rather, they reflect permanent structural changes resulting from globalisation and technology — which are providing a shift in competitive advantage towards these developing countries.
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Commercial Property Looking Forward
Posted on 18. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.
The last couple of articles have talked about all the misplaced doom and the gloom.
Plus, you also covered the various reasons why Australia overall is well placed to flourish (and not just survive) the current global distress.
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Why All The Panic?
Posted on 16. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.
Well, not here in Australia anyway! And even overseas, things are vastly different this time around.
In 2008/09, it was private debt causing the problems ... because nobody was too sure which banks were overly exposed to the sub-prime mortgage problem.
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Let's Stop The Doom & Gloom!
How About Some Good News?
Posted on 12. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.
For the past few weeks, the world's media seems to have been dominated by two unfolding dramas:
1. The extraordinary and rather amateur performance in Washington, as the US government lurched towards potential default.
2. The concerning spike in euro-region yields, against the backdrop of their apparently insoluble sovereign debt issues.
However, as Amy Auster reported in Saturday's Financial Review, there was also a really positive development last week (certainly for Australia), which seems to have simply "snuck under the radar".
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Commercial Property Fundamentals
Continue to Improve for Investors
Posted on 11. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.
The mid-year report from the Property Council of Australia (PCA) has confirmed a tightening of all capital city Office markets — except for Sydney and their Gold Coast.
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Foreigners Seem to Love
Our Commercial Property
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.
Australia's dollar may be considered high compared with other countries, but that hasn't dampened overseas Investors who are clamouring to buy up our Commercial property
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The Australian Office Scene
Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by Chris Lang.
Dr Frank Gelber (director of BIS Shrapnel) kindly provided is perspective on the Australian economy and the Melbourne Commercial property market — looking forward for the next 5 to 6 years.
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Grasping the Nettle
Posted on 14. Jul, 2011 by Chris Lang.
If the much-talked-about potential defaults by Greece, Portugal and Ireland were to occur ... the impact upon Australia is likely to be far less than most pundits would have you believe.
And you only need to look behind the key numbers to discover why ...
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OK ... What's Going On?
Posted on 07. Jul, 2011 by Chris Lang.
According to the IMF ... in spite of all the recent turmoil, the outlook for global economic growth appears quite rosy moving into the new financial year.
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RBA Reprieve ...
But don't be Fooled
Posted on 09. Jun, 2011 by Chris Lang.
Australia's GDP will surge back during the June quarter — to make a further rate rise in July almost inevitable.
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