Tag Archives: inflation
What Will Happen to Interest Rates
When The RBA Meets Next Week?
Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by Chris Lang.
The general consensus seems to be that the RBA will further reduce rates by 25 basis points. But can this view be fully justified; and what does this mean for Commercial property investors?
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Commercial Property: The Impact of China
Posted on 06. Dec, 2011 by Chris Lang.
LAST week, The Australian newspaper invited three Commercial property experts to respond to the following question:
If China's growth story begins to peter out, what will be the impact on Australia's commercial property market?
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Will the RBA Cut Rates Again?
Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by Chris Lang.
The RBA had been considerable political pressure by the Treasurer to cut interest rates this week. And retailers were virtually pleading with the it to do so.
Plus, homeowners were also looking for some relief in the run up to Christmas.
However, this is probably the last time the RBA will lower interest rates for quite some time.
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Interest Rates Are NOT About to Fall
Posted on 15. Sep, 2011 by Chris Lang.
All the talk about the RBA needing to slash interest rates seems to be emerging from a relatively small section of our community.
Retailers and manufacturers probably feel they are going through a recession; and housing is currently moving sideways.
However, you need to look a little deeper than this — because these three sectors account for only 20% of the economy.
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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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Your 8 Investment Objectives
Posted on 16. Mar, 2011 by Chris Lang.
With the Commercial property market now gaining some momentum, it might be worthwhile re-evaluating your Investment Objectives — simply to ensure they align with your underlying investment strategy.
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Your Common Property Terms (A-C)
Posted on 23. Feb, 2011 by Chris Lang.
As you can appreciate, I quite regularly get asked to explain what certain property terminology actually means.
Therefore, I thought it might be worthwhile to provide you with your own point of reference, over the next couple of weeks.
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The Spectre of
Rising Interest Rates
Posted on 08. Feb, 2011 by Chris Lang.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is not seeing the Australian flood disasters as having a prolonged effect upon the national economy.
It certainly expects the March quarter GDP to decline by 0.5%. But it is then projecting a 4.25% surge, over the remainder of this year.
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Retail Reality
Posted on 01. Feb, 2011 by Chris Lang.
As this graph shows, there is a long-term relationship between unemployment and retail vacancies.
Using just this measure alone, you could easily assume there would be a healthy couple of years ahead of the retail sector.
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Most Economists Agree ...
Posted on 24. Nov, 2010 by Chris Lang.
Which, when you think about it, is quite an achievement in itself! About a fortnight ago,Treasurer Wayne Swan was crowing about the Labor government's achievements during his Mid-Year Outlook.
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Why November?
Posted on 05. Nov, 2010 by Chris Lang.
Most people seemed taken by surprise, when the RBA chose to raise the cash rate to 4.75% on Cup Day this week. However, with Oaks Day being held yesterday, I thought today would be better timing for this post. Sure, the September quarter CPI had fallen to within the RBA's target range. And yes, there [...]
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