Base Metals Market – 2017 in Review and 2018 Outlook
2017 Surprised on the upside. Small deficit expected in 2018. Read more
Markets Today: How Big How Blue How Beautiful
Before I went to bed last night, the working title for today’s edition was Queen’s ‘Another one Bites The Dust’. Read more
NAB Monthly Cashless Retail Sales Index November 2017
The NAB Cashless Retail Sales Index shows strong growth in the month of November (1.6% mom). Read more
Markets Today: Waiting for a bill like you
As we go to print this morning, the US House has passed the US tax reform bill. Read more
Australian Housing Market Update: December 2017
Nationally, dwelling values were unchanged in November 2017 according to the CoreLogic home value index. Read more
China Economic Update: December 2017
Uneven flows – how distortions in China’s data paint a very different picture of global trade. Read more
Australian Markets Weekly: 18 December 2017
Population growth remains very strong – QLD strengthening. Read more
Markets Today: Vote-A-Rama
US equities have started the week on a solid footing boosted by the prospect of US tax reform becoming law later in the week. Read more
NAB Australian Wellbeing Report: Q3 2017
Aussies’ wellbeing at its highest since 2013, but high anxiety still impacting one in four Read more
Markets Today: All I Want(ed) For Christmas
Stocks, the US dollar and Treasury yields all rose in afternoon NY trade Friday, seemingly in anticipation of Congressional tax writers announcing a reconciled tax plan capable of being voted on by both Houses this week. Read more
Australia’s future’s looking bright
While there was plenty of concern about potential geopolitical and economic crises at the recent ASFA conference, at least one senior industry figure was upbeat. Read more
NAB’s World on two pages: December 2017
Last month’s spike in business conditions was completely unwound in the November NAB Monthly Business Survey, although the index remains at very elevated levels. Business confidence has been less volatile, but appears to be showing a modest downward trend. Read more
