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Latest Australian Analysis
- May 29 2020
Withdrawal of support a headwind for household incomes
Fiscal policy is working to support household incomes through the COVID-19 pandemic. High-frequency data show the hit to incomes will not be as bad as expected in Q2 & Q3. However, the removal of this...
- May 29 2020
RB Oil outlook improves, coal and iron ore prices to fall
We have upgraded our outlook for world oil prices in response to a larger than expected global supply response to the COVID-19 demand shock. But despite this we have not changed our outlook for oil an...
- May 29 2020
Road Construction in Australia 2020-34 (May release)
There are signs that the coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on construction supply chains and that productivity will be impacted by social distancing guidelines. However, most state governments ha...
- May 29 2020
Inner Brisbane Apartments 2020-2027
The Inner Brisbane Apartment (IBA) area was poised to return to a balanced market at the start of 2020 after some years of moderate oversupply. However, fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic means th...
- May 29 2020
Road Construction in Australia 2020-34 (May release)
There are signs that the coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on construction supply chains and that productivity will be impacted by social distancing guidelines. However, most state governments ha...
- May 28 2020
Sydney Industrial Property Prospects 2020-2030
The Sydney industrial property market was performing strongly before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, it faces significant challenges, and vacancy rates are set to rise to decade-high levels as net abs...
- May 22 2020
Exports to be more resilient than imports during crisis
Trade flows will fall dramatically over 2020 as a result of COVID-19 related disruptions. Weak consumer demand and business investment are set to weigh on import demand, while external demand will be...
- May 20 2020
New Zealand: Building and Construction in New Zealand 2020-2024: Q2 2020 Update
Construction expenditure is expected to drop sharply over the near term as the enforced 25 March month-long lockdown puts a halt on work at construction sites across the country. From the 2019 peak, w...
- May 19 2020
Japan: Building and Construction in Japan 2020-2024: May 2020 Update
Construction work is expected to have slowed in Q1, especially in the non-residential sector, amid the completion of major Olympic Games-related projects (but the now postponed Games till next year wi...
- May 18 2020
Labour market picture becoming clearer, still clouded
The April labour force survey gave our first look at the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the major labour market indicators. There was a historically large fall in employment, while the unemployment...
Latest Global Analysis
- May 27 2020
How governments can tackle the coronavirus debt surge
Public debt levels are set to surge over the next year in advanced economies, with the median debt ratio hitting 100% of GDP. While these debt levels present a challenge, we do not think they are nece...
- May 27 2020
EMs’ lockdown costs – beware of downside risks
All things considered, we expect that the coronavirus pandemic hit to emerging market economies (EMs) will be more moderate than advanced economies (AEs) this year. We shed light on the risks around t...
- May 26 2020
Coronavirus Watch: Evidence points to May bounce
Although the May PMI figures for a swathe of advanced economies are still well below the 50-no change level, we are cautiously optimistic that output will stage a modest rebound this month.
- May 26 2020
Global Risk Survey: Fears still rising
Businesses have become even more pessimistic about near-term global growth prospects over the past month, according to our May 2020 flash survey of risk perceptions. More than 60% judge that the outlo...
- May 26 2020
Monetary expansion in the time of pandemic
Money stocks are booming globally led by the US, but with most other large economies following suit. China doesn’t yet seem poised to repeat the monetary stimuluses we’ve seen in the past but has chip...
- May 21 2020
Funding conditions spiraling into control for most EM
Having survived an extraordinarily acute stress test as global liquidity dried up in February and March, most mature EMs have entered a virtuous – if fragile – funding circle in which markets are shif...
- May 21 2020
Funding conditions spiraling into control for most EM
Having survived an extraordinarily acute stress test as global liquidity dried up in February and March, most mature EMs have entered a virtuous – if fragile – funding circle in which markets are shif...
- May 18 2020
Coronavirus Watch: Climbing out of a deep hole
April’s dreadful US hard data provide further evidence that the plunge in activity during the global lockdown will be enormous. On a more positive note, news from China suggests the global economy wil...
- May 18 2020
As lockdowns ease, consumer recovery to be delayed
Lockdowns and social distancing crushed discretionary consumer spending across economies in March and April. While consumption should start to recover as restrictions are eased, for 2020 as a whole co...
- May 15 2020
Despite falling currencies, EMs now face disinflation
Most EM currencies have fallen significantly year-to-date, and some have seen large depreciations typically associated with high inflation. Yet, most EM central banks (EMCBs) seem relatively unfazed b...
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Engineering Construction in Australia
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.
Building in Australia
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.
Residential Property Prospects 2018-2021
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.