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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. Anyway, 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. [...]
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CBD Office Shortage Looming for Melbourne
Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by Chris Lang.
And Rentals are Set to Rise ... The recent boom period saw prime Office rentals in Brisbane, Sydney and Perth hit the $1,000 per sq metre mark. However, they have fallen dramatically from that peak, since mid-2008 Meanwhile, Melbourne has remained steady at around $750 per sq metre — mainly because most of its new [...]
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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 [...]
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Year-end Recap, on Where Things Stand!
Posted on 08. Dec, 2008 by Chris Lang.
During October, business borrowing actually expanded by a healthy 1.1 per cent — to be 13.2 per cent for the 12-month period. However, business debt and credit cards are considered more risky than home loans. Therefore, banks will raise their risk premium in these two areas; and not lower those lending rates, as much as [...]





