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Commercial Property & The Economy

Posted on 11. Oct, 2011 by .

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Try to keep your focus on the underlying strength of both the Australian economy and Commercial property market. Because, now is the time to you set yourself up for the next 5 to 6 years of growth.

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Why the Slow Economic Recovery?

Posted on 27. Sep, 2011 by .

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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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Australia's Growth to Continue

Posted on 25. Jan, 2011 by .

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Clearly, Australia is running well ahead of other western countries, with exports representing over 6% of its GDP to emerging Asia. And this is twice the level it was just six years ago.

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Global Progress?

Posted on 13. Oct, 2010 by .

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The IMF has recently trimmed its overall global forecast — down to 4.2% from 4.3%, for 2011. The emerging and developing economies are tipped to grow by 6.4% (with China's growth being over 9%). Whereas, the various advanced economies are expected to grow by a subdued 2.2%, on average. However, any double-dip recession is considered [...]

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Some Gloom ... Yet More Glee!

Posted on 30. Jun, 2010 by .

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The US Federal Reserve is concerned that consumption is still being underpinned by government funding. And so, even though stimulus measures may be winding down ... the Fed has decided to maintain interest rates at their historically low level. It seems that households and businesses are preferring to repay debt, rather than spend to encourage [...]

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Positive Signs Continue in China

Posted on 23. Apr, 2009 by .

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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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