Bringing procurement processes into the 21st century
While consumers use the convenience and technological advances offered by credit cards for over 35 per cent of their payments, corporate cards are used for under 2 per cent of business payments. Read more
US Update: Inflation Watch – June 2017
Inflation has slowed recently even allowing for ‘one-offs’. Read more
Markets Today: Getting better
German and Spanish CPIs for June were released overnight – in a limited data schedule – and pointed to a better-than-expected print from tonight’s Eurozone CPI by 0.1% if not 0.2%. That’s added support to the EUR/USD and yields overnight, the Euro this morning at 1.1440. Read more
Markets Today: You gotta lift and sometimes that’s how it is
Lift was Shannon Noll’s first post Australian Idol hit. The lyrics “seems like forever that you’ve been falling, it’s time to move on” are an apt description of the mood of central banks, which have been removing expectations of further policy easing and getting the market into thinking of central banks tightening policy. This theme continued overnight with comments from the Bank of Canada’s Poloz and Bank of England’s Carney. Read more
Markets Today: Every day I love you less and less
As summer times kicks into full mode in Europe, ECB President Draghi play list is slowly but surely moving away from the likes of Olivia Newton John “Hopelessly devoted to you” , being replaced by more upbeat tunes such as Kaiser Chiefs “Every day I love you less and less”. Read more
Building Australia’s future infrastructure
NAB Chairman, Dr Ken Henry shares his vision for how we can address Australia’s infrastructure needs, as our population grows. Read more
DIY infrastructure – why wait for Government?
This paper calls for customer-led infrastructure and specifically identifies examples of the 'DIY protagonist - those individuals, businesses and communities who have identified a need for specific infrastructure and have made it happen. Read more
SMEs redefine success and customers come out on top
Customer satisfaction, becoming a viable business and surviving tough economic conditions are the top three moments that matter for Australian SMEs, according to a new report released by NAB. And while almost half of SMEs are set to expand, they’re feeling some pressure. Read more
Asian investors and Australian infrastructure
Asian investors are poised to play a key role in helping to manage Australia’s current stock of infrastructure, and planning and funding it for the years to come. Read more
Markets Today: Goldfinger
In an otherwise relatively quiet night with only the mildest of risk-on tones, gold was something of a standout. Read more
Australian Markets Weekly: 26 June 2017
Employment growth is realish. Read more
Giving customers what they want pays off for local council
Digital transformation on a shoestring opens options for residents, frees up staff and provides big benefits for Brimbank City Council, an organisation focused on delivering for its community. Read more
