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Latest Australian Analysis
- Apr 03 2020
COVID-19: Migration flows weaker on both sides
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a major disruption to the movement of people. Migration flows across and within borders have been slowed to a crawl by government-imposed travel bans and quarantine...
- Apr 03 2020
Realtime data reveal beginning of the downturn
The coronavirus outbreak and subsequent containment measures are starting to dramatically slow the Australian economy. While the duration and degree of social distancing measures are unpredictable, it...
- Apr 03 2020
COVID-19: Migration flows weaker on both sides
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a major disruption to the movement of people. Migration flows across and within borders have been slowed to a crawl by government-imposed travel bans and quarantine...
- Apr 01 2020
Sydney Commercial Property Prospects 2020-2030
We had already been expecting near term weakness in demand in the Sydney office market. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this, with the NSW economy likely to enter a sharp recession in 1H20....
- Mar 31 2020
Brisbane Commercial Property Prospects 2020-2030
Recovery in the Brisbane office market slowed in 2H19, with mixed results recorded across various indicators. Now, fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak will further delay the market recovery.The CBD va...
- Mar 31 2020
Sydney Commercial Property Prospects 2020-2030
We had already been expecting near term weakness in demand in the Sydney office market. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this, with the NSW economy likely to enter a sharp recession in 1H20....
- Mar 31 2020
Mining in Australia - March 2020 - Report
The mining investment cycle is continuing to show signs of a rebound, despite the headwinds caused by the recent coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices. The after-effects of the Oil and Gas boom...
- Mar 31 2020
Brisbane Commercial Property Prospects 2020-2030
Recovery in the Brisbane office market slowed in 2H19, with mixed results recorded across various indicators. Now, fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak will further delay the market recovery.The CBD va...
- Mar 31 2020
Brisbane Commercial Property Prospects 2020-2030
Recovery in the Brisbane office market slowed in 2H19, with mixed results recorded across various indicators. Now, fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak will further delay the market recovery.The CBD va...
- Mar 30 2020
The Outlook for Residential Land in Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast 2020-2024
Underlying market conditions are favourable for the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast land markets. On the demand side, robust population growth is forecast, supporting underlying demand for dwellings...
Latest Global Analysis
- Apr 01 2020
How lockdowns are strangling the global economy
Most of the global economy is now either in some form of lockdown or, for example China, emerging from one. The growing number of shutdowns suggest that our forecast for 2020 global GDP growth of 0% m...
- Apr 01 2020
Timely forecasts essential amid coronavirus uncertainty
Recovery from deep global recession could be faster than many forecasters predict, based on our review of historical evidence and different institutions’ economic forecasts.
- Mar 31 2020
Coronavirus turning point may come in weeks, not months
The rapid spread of the coronavirus and escalating lockdowns suggest that activity will contract sharply in the early stages of Q2 and that risks to the short-term outlook are skewed to the downside....
- Mar 30 2020
Coronavirus’ recessionary impact on global industry
Oxford Economics has updated our quarterly global industry forecasts on an interim basis as the worldwide spread of the coronavirus has led to a severe deterioration in economic conditions. We now exp...
- Mar 30 2020
Coronavirus Watch: Lockdowns take a toll
The exponential growth of global coronavirus cases has triggered massive policy responses around the world. But in the near term the biggest uncertainty stems from the impact of lockdowns on economic...
- Mar 25 2020
The economic cost of coronavirus lockdowns
Widespread lockdowns and social distancing in economies affected by the coronavirus outbreak are set to cause a massive negative short-term impact on consumer spending and GDP.
- Mar 24 2020
EM coronavirus rankings – bad for all, awful for some
The COVID-19 pandemic will badly hit all EM economies. Limitations in health care, fiscal buffers, and economic structure typically make EMs more vulnerable to major external shocks. Our scorecard ran...
- Mar 23 2020
Coronavirus Watch: Policymakers ramp up support
Our new forecasts show the global economy entering recession in the first half of 2020, with the downturn expected to be comparable to that seen in the Global Financial Crisis.
- Mar 20 2020
Fundamentals provide an edge in EM sell-off
Using a ‘fair-value’ model, we calculate that sovereign debt spreads have risen too little relative to vulnerabilities in South Africa, Turkey, and Pakistan, and too much in Ukraine and Mexico.
- Mar 20 2020
Global Macro Themes and Asset Views Chartbook, March 2020
In our global macro chartbook for March, we summarise our views on current global themes and asset markets, and link to our research highlights over the last month. We have slashed our global GDP grow...
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Engineering Construction in Australia
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.
Building in Australia
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.
Residential Property Prospects 2018-2021
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.