by Stephen Roberts | 18 Oct, 2021 | Economic Weekly
The lockdowns in New South Wales and Victoria have played havoc with Australian monthly labour force data. In the past two reports for August and September a collapse in the number of people considered active in the labour force (defined as employed or unemployed) or...
by Stephen Roberts | 18 Oct, 2021 | Market Commentary
Laminar Capital’s Senior Economist Stephen Roberts give his insights into the capital markets for this week. Click to listen to our economic update.
by Stephen Roberts | 11 Oct, 2021 | Economic Weekly
Australian house prices over the past year have risen at their fastest annual pace since 1989. Q2 2021 ABS data showed national house prices up 6.7% q-o-q and 16.8% y-o-y with home prices in Australia’s biggest city, Sydney, up 8.1% q-o-q and 19.3% y-o-y. The ABS data...
by Stephen Roberts | 11 Oct, 2021 | Market Commentary
Laminar Capital’s Senior Economist Stephen Roberts give his insights into the capital markets for this week. Click to listen to our economic update.
by Stephen Roberts | 4 Oct, 2021 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts, Market Commentary
September was a risk off month for investors as the most richly valued share markets succumbed to mounting concern about downside risks to global economic growth. Downside risks that ranged from the latest wave of Delta variant infections even in countries with high...