by Stephen Roberts | 15 Jul, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
Australian GDP growth has slowed to around 2.5% annual pace in the first half of 2013, around half a percentage point below potential growth, as the sharp slowing in mining investment has started to bite. The issue is what is coming along to take up the slack as... by Stephen Roberts | 11 Jul, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
A slightly firmer than expected June labour force report with employment up 10,300 in the month against market expectation of zero and our forecast of +10,000. All of the employment growth in the month and more was part time, mostly female part time, also because the... by Cameron Rae | 10 Jul, 2013 | Bonds, Capital Markets
With the US economic growth tipped to outpace the Australian economy, the local bond market may present a buying opportunity before yields stop following the US market higher, especially if the domestic economy does head into a recession. Laminar’s Chris Black... by Stephen Roberts | 8 Jul, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
The RBA board left the cash rate unchanged at 2.75% for a second consecutive meeting in July and although the accompanying statement finished with the customary easing bias comment, signs of economic improvement internationally and locally seem to imply little reason... by Stephen Roberts | 2 Jul, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
The RBA left the cash rate on hold at 2.75% and there were only minor changes in the accompanying statement – references to household demand for credit starting to pick up and the welcome 10% currency depreciation since late April. The usual easing bias sentence...