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Your Handy Economic Clock

Posted on 27. Nov, 2009 by Chris Lang.

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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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CBD Office Shortage Looming for Melbourne

Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by Chris Lang.

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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.

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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 […]

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Year-end Recap, on Where Things Stand!

Posted on 08. Dec, 2008 by Chris Lang.

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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 […]

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