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Latest Australia analysis
- Jun 13 2019
Melbourne Commercial Property Prospects 2019-2029
Latest data updates for Melbourne office market indicators confirm the continued strength of both leasing and investment markets. Indeed, workforce growth is coming in more strongly than expected,...
- Jun 13 2019
Growth outlook downgraded as RBA changes course and lowers rates, with further cuts to come
The March quarter national accounts confirmed that momentum in underlying demand has softened over the past year. Sluggish income growth continues to weigh on household consumption, despite healthy in...
- Jun 11 2019
The Outlook for Residential Land in Brisbane Update Report 2018
Brisbane has benefitted from a significant affordability advantage over Sydney and to an extent Melbourne, which has been a key driver of population growth from rising interstate inflows and a relati...
- Jun 07 2019
Import penetration continues to climb despite low dollar
Although a lower AUD has improved the competitiveness of domestic manufacturers, they continue to lose market share to imports over the long term. Over half of manufactured goods sold to both business...
- Jun 05 2019
Sydney Industrial Property Prospects 2019-2029
The Sydney industrial property market has performed exceptionally well over the past 3 to 4 years. Solid growth in the New South Wales economy combined with global changes in the logistics and retail...
- Jun 05 2019
New Zealand: Building and Construction in New Zealand 2019-2023: Q2 2019 Update
New Zealand construction activity is expected to register another solid year in 2019, thanks to solid momentum built in 2018. Despite a healthy pipeline of work, and solid demand fundamentals...
- May 31 2019
Road Construction in Australia 2019-33 (May 2019)
Road and bridge construction activity has weakened in recent quarters. Our forecasts now indicate a decline in road and bridge construction work in FY19 and remaining at the lower level in FY20. Cons...
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Latest Global Analysis
- Jun 17 2019
Global: Low yields justified even without imminent rate cuts
While markets are now expecting many advanced-economy central banks to cut interest rates, we think that the bar to lowering rates may be greater than the markets are assuming.
- Jun 14 2019
Global Macro Themes and Asset Views Chartbook, June 2019
In our global macro chartbook for June, we summarise our views on current global themes and asset markets, and link to our research highlights over the last month. This month, we report that we have l...
- Jun 14 2019
Global: Lessons from Japan’s deflation trials
In Japan, falling wages and rents have caused a sustained period of broad-based falling prices (deflation) and weak inflation (“lowflation”) led by service prices. Many of the structural factors behin...
- Jun 11 2019
Why avoiding ‘Japanification’ could be a massive task
‘Japanification risk’ is back on the agenda in the context of a slowing world economy. Japan’s struggle to drag its economy out of an entrenched deflationary cycle offers a cautionary tale for other e...
- Jun 11 2019
EM Debt: some risks elevated, so are opportunities
We identify conspicuous areas of growing EM vulnerability, including rising sovereign and corporate debt, and China’s opaque lending practices. But as long as global volatility and yields remain low,...
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Engineering Construction in Australia provides the best analysis, insights and forecasts of Australia’s dynamic civil construction market across transport (roads, bridges, railways, harbours), utilities (water, sewerage, electricity, telecommunications), recreation, pipelines and mining and heavy industry construction. Updated quarterly, including an extensive databank, detailed forecasts and project lists.
A comprehensive overview of the long run Australia residential and non-residential outlook. Includes detailed forecasts by sector, including houses, apartments, offices, retail, warehouses, accommodation, education and health.
Report contains a three year forecast outlook for median house and unit prices for Australia’s state and territory capital cities and selected regional centres. Analysis and forecasts of key drivers, including economic indicators, migration, population growth and underlying demand and supply are also included.