Tag Archives: Australia
Was the RBA Asleep at the Wheel?
Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Chris Lang.
In fact, the RBA has been cautious … NOT asleep!
Last week, we covered the statistical anomaly relating to Australia’s low unemployment figure. And that may well have influenced the RBA in holding rates steady last month.
Although, the patchy spending in December and January probably coloured their thinking as well.
Nonetheless, you continue to see a […]
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Your Opportunities Moving Forward?
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Chris Lang.
There has been much written already about the global financial crisis.
But in layman’s terms, it occurred as a result of capital imbalances occurring throughout the world. And nowhere more so, than in America.
The principal cause can be found with the high levels of US debt-funded consumption. And in order to better understand this distortion, you […]
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Your Handy Economic Clock
Posted on 27. Nov, 2009 by Chris Lang.
Over the years, you have probably seen various economic clocks explaining the different phases, and their relative timing.
nyway, I came across this rather useful one the other day.
As you’ll see, it is actually a “Multi-asset Investment Clock” — in that you have all the sectors displayed together: Shares, Property, Resources and Interest rates.
Furthermore, if […]
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Thankfully, The RBA Displayed
The Courage of Its Convictions
Posted on 08. Oct, 2009 by Chris Lang.
Clearly, many households and first home buyers will have reason to complain … but someone had to step up and show leadership. And it certainly wasn’t going to be the Labor Party.
y increasing the official cash rate from 3% to 3.25%, the RBA has signalled its intention to ensure Australia’s financial future remains […]
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It’s both Good News … and Bad News!
Posted on 31. Aug, 2009 by Chris Lang.
overnment statistics show that business investment rose by 3.3% during the three months to June — most of it accounted for by a massive 20% surge in Victoria.
This increase is the latest confirmation that Australia has entered its recovery phase — emerging from the global turmoil, without experiencing a technical recession.
But what does this mean?
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State of the Commercial Market?
Posted on 17. Aug, 2009 by Chris Lang.
As you would expect, the financial turmoil worldwide has had a significant effect on most property markets. However, the effect has not been the same across the board.
The current state of the various CBD office markets is probably your best barometer of future activity for two reasons. First, the Property Council of Australia (PCA) conducts […]
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The Time Has Now Come …
Posted on 24. Jul, 2009 by Chris Lang.
“And I decided to Make the Move, as of 1 July!”
You would already be aware … that I merged the entire business of Gardner & Lang with GrayJohnson, in May 2005.
And that simply occurred because I was becoming “stretched far too thin”, trying to provide the level of service that you (as my Clients) deserved.
From […]
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The “Fund Gap” Threatens …
Higher-Priced Commercial Property
Posted on 25. Jun, 2009 by Chris Lang.
Earlier this year, you read about a funding crisis pending for Property Trusts and Institutional buyers. And this is not helped by the RuddBank failing to materialise.
With a surge in the Share Market since March, several recent capital raisings have helped some of these larger property owners.
However, with the latest hiccup in Share Market […]
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Do You Remember Back Then … ?
Posted on 05. May, 2009 by Chris Lang.
In an earlier article, I gave you a bullet-point comparison of how things are NOW … compared to the early 1990s … in relation to Commercial property.
Anyway, here are some very revealing graphs — based upon figures from the RBA.
Back in the 1990s, the banks were burdened with a heavy corporate exposure; and interest rates […]
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Positive Signs Continue in China
Posted on 23. Apr, 2009 by Chris Lang.
Despite what the IMF has to say this morning … the World Bank expects China’s economy to start growing by mid-year, as a result of its massive stimulus package (some $A800 billion).
Overall growth for China has become more certain, as activity moves from state-funded projects into housing and improved consumption.
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How to Interpret the Conflicting Signals
Posted on 16. Apr, 2009 by Chris Lang.
Over the past weeks, I’ve posted several articles suggesting things are starting to improve — and more particularly, here in Victoria.
Since the low point on 6 March, the Australian stock market has enjoyed roughly a 20% improvement. And that has also been reflected on Wall Street.
However, we then received the recent announcement of unemployment […]
