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Latest Australia analysis
- Jun 27 2019
Business investment to lift but downside risks mount
Business investment has shown signs of a broad recovery in recent years, and conditions are favourable for a further pick-up in investment; many sectors are approaching full capacity, profits have bee...
- Jun 27 2019
Hong Kong: Building and Construction in Hong Kong 2019-2023: June 2019 Update
Generally softening demand in the wake of the US-China trade war and a backdrop of a large pipeline of supply across the property sector has muted developer appetite. We fore...
- Jun 25 2019
Vietnam: Building and Construction in Vietnam 2019-2023: June 2019 Update
We have revised up our forecasts for work done over the three years to 2021, reflecting the profile of strong urban population growth and a solid economy. Strong interest from local and foreign deve...
- Jun 25 2019
Indonesia: Building and Construction in Indonesia 2019-2023: June 2019 Update
The outlook for the construction sector over the five years is for growth to strengthen, particularly from the H2 of the forecast period to 2023. Growth will be underpinned by a healthy level of GD...
- Jun 24 2019
Brisbane Commercial Property Prospects 2019-2029
The paradoxical situation of investment and the leasing markets being near opposite ends of their respective cycles continues in the Brisbane office market. H1 2019 data confirms continued strength in...
- Jun 24 2019
Building In Australia 2019 - Report
Total building commencements steadily trended up over the six years to 2017/18, with activity reaching a record peak of $124.17 billion (constant 2016/17 prices). It is estimated that activity w...
- Jun 21 2019
The Phillips Curve is losing its shape
The relationship between wage growth and the unemployment rate has changed markedly over the last decade. The economy is now able to accommodate a lower unemployment rate without generating faster wag...
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Latest Global Analysis
- Jun 26 2019
How robots change the world
The global robotics revolution is rapidly accelerating, as fast-paced technological advances converge. This will transform robots’ capabilities and their ability to replace human workers, including in...
- Jun 24 2019
Housing slump could cut world growth to decade low
A combined slump in house prices and housing investment in the major economies could cut world growth to a 10-year low of 2.2% by 2020 – and to below 2% if it also triggered a tightening in global cre...
- Jun 19 2019
EM financial conditions recovery has begun to stall
The modest recovery in our emerging markets (EM) financial conditions index (FCI) has recently stalled. Unlike our advanced economy measure, which has reversed most of the falls recorded late last yea...
- Jun 19 2019
Trade worries disrupt global FDI flows
In 2018, FDI as a share of global GDP suffered its worst year on record and FDI as a share of GDP to emerging markets reached 2% of GDP, a 24-year low. We expect trade policy uncertainty to continue t...
- 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.
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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.