Flat Stanley Audio Collection CD

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BIS forecast property growth in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin

From BIS Shrapnel:Source: ...

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APM: Sydney on track for best ever winter property results

From Dr. Andrew Wilson of APM:"After coming close during the past three months, Sydney has finally smashed through the 80 per cent barrier by recording a sensational 81 per cent auction clearance rate at the weekend.Following last weekend's 77.5 per cent clearance rate, the normally quieter July mid-winter auction market is now on track to record its best ever results.The best regional result in Sydney...

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England dry...

Seriously, how hard are the grounds this summer? England's cricket pitches are as flat as a tack - not to mention as hard as a cat's head. It's like The Oval 1976 relived (not that I was actually born then, but I've seen the videos of Viv Richards, and...

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US jobless data sends stocks to record highs

Jobless data keeps on improving in the US, and, combined with better than expected earnings this sent the S&P 500 up to new record highs as investors also weighed up Bernanke's testimony.At the time of writing the Dow is up by well over 100 points or 0.7% to above 15,570, with the S&P 500 also up by 0.7%.Interesting, trivia: stocks are up by well over 100% since Barack Obama commenced the...

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Stocks belted; AUD hits 20 month low

Dow off 217 points overnight or 1.4%.The Aussie dollar plunged as low as 95.1 cents before recovering a little.Strong US payroll data on Friday could send us down to new lows and towards 90 cents which in turn would be welcome news for Australia's econo...

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Inner west "the new prestige environment"

It might be a stretch to say that the inner west of Sydney is the new prestige environment for property owners - the eastern suburbs will always be the most favoured as they are closer to the beaches - but as I've suggested on this blog since I first started it, the inner west has been the hot sector for some time.These things move in cycles, though, and the east's time will come again. The lower...

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US jobless claims drop to 5.5 year low

From Reuters:"The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week, touching a 5-1/2 year low, suggesting a steadily improving labor market.Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 19,000 to a seasonally adjusted 326,000, the lowest level since January 2008, the Labor Department said on Thursday."A volatile series but promising news nonetheless. More...

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Oh Lordy!

Aussie dollar hits 91.6 cents! Might have to unwind my USD position a little. Crumbs, what an exciting few weeks on the currency markets!In spite of the share market correction, futures markets are pricing out a July interest cut (17% chance). It's hard to envisage with the dollar falling and property prices moving up strong...

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Labour data pushes out the next rate cut

The futures markets continue to price in another interest rate cut to 2.50%, but after the promising Labour Force and unemployment data, it doesn't look to be coming for a month or three yet.We've also had several consecutive months of steadily increasing...

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Will property prices appreciate at 10% per annum?

I was surprised to learn that reputable buyers agents are still promoting the idea that property prices will appreciate at 10% per annum at their seminars and home-buying shows.We've come to expect nothing less from property 'clubs', of course, as they tend to be somewhat evangelical in their approach, promoting property as a magical risk-free asset class which always goes up 10% per annum.And besides,...

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Rates on hold at 2.75% - easing bias remains

As expected, rates on hold at 2.75%, but the Statement suggests that there may yet be a further cut or two to come in the cycle."At today's meeting the Board judged that the easier financial conditions now in place will contribute to a strengthening of growth over time, consistent with achieving the inflation target. It decided that the stance of monetary policy remained appropriate for the time being. The...

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IMF sees UK recovery

From today's Times: The IMF expects the UK to experience economic growth this year of 0.9% (slightly higher than previously expected), and next year economic growth is forecast to tick up to 1.5%.Meanwhile, according to The Times, surveys at the weekend show that the UK housing market is "roaring back to life".There certainly seem to be growing expectations of housing market growth ahead he...

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The stock paradox

Strange world we live in now. Over in the US the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported here the non-farm payroll data:"Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in May, and the unemploymentrate was essentially unchanged at 7.6 percent".So the...

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What to expect from the week ahead...

Interesting week of data ahead.On Tuesday we get the Housing Finance data for April from the ABS.Obviously there is something of a time lag in this data set, but I'm expecting to see a continuation of the moderate growth in the value of dwelling commitments (currently y/y +4.;5%). What would be really nice to see, though, would be an upturn in finance for construction of dwellings (currently...

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Rising exports lead to trade surplus in May

4th month of trade surplus in a row, driven by a large jump in iron ore exports and coal. A large increase in exports to China this month.Trade surplus was $670m for the month, with the market only having expected around $50m.Heartening to know that...

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UK property prices record all-time highs after 7 consecutive monthly rises

In truth it's been a two-speed story all along. In cities such as London and Cambridge in the populous south-east property price gains have barely skipped a beat over the last 5 years and analysts expect this trend to continue.It's why I have always advocated prime locations where property demand is highest.In Britain, those who opted for medium-density dwellings including flats, townhouses and...

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Is Australia really like Japan?

Japan - the basket caseAnother week, another article comparing Australia's property markets to Japan. If only I had a buck for every time people said "but in Japan"...then we'd definitely never experience price deflation Down Under because I would be...

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