Australian dollar to remain high until 2012: Access Economics report
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
The Australian dollar is set to remain high over the next year, putting more pressure on already-strained exporters, says Access Economics latest Business Outlook. The report suggests the dollar should start to deflate towards 2012 as the global economy starts ...

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Facebook IPO coming after 2012. Swan rejects budget deficit forecast: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Facebook board member Peter Thiel has said the company will not consider an IPO until at least 2012.  ...

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Recovery will be a long grind as households feel the pinch: Access Economics
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
The Australian economy is recovering from the global financial crisis but businesses and financial institutions are under significant pressure, and any improvements in the country's finances will be slower than previous recessions, new data from a prominent ...

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Less talk, more action
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Today you have woken up in "Australia's building decade".  ...

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Unemployment tipped to peak at 6.8%, New gas find off WA: Economy Roundup
Monday, 19 October 2009
Australia's unemployment rate will reach 6.8% by June next year before falling, while the economy will revert to "trend growth" in early 2011, according to a new Access Economics report.  ...

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What will global and Australian trade look like in 2020?
Monday, 14 September 2009
A decade ago the Australian economy looked very different than it does now, we were in the midst of the ‘dot.com' bubble and everyone was talking up the ‘new economy' and trying to disguise their strengths in old economy ‘rock and crops' (ie. mining and agriculture). ...

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Interest rates tipped to rise in 2010 as resource-rich states start recovery
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Prominent Australian economics forecaster Access Economics believes the Reserve Bank will cut official interest rates once more this year before starting to increase rates in 2010 and 2011.  ...

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Five predictions for the new financial year
Wednesday, 01 July 2009
The 2009-10 financial year has now arrived and after a rough 12 months for SMEs struggling to survive the global financial crisis, many are eagerly awaiting an economic recovery.  ...

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Bank results warn of long recession: Gottliebsen
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
The fact that Australia's stock analysts were surprised by the level of National Australia Bank's bad and doubtful debts indicates that many still don't fully understand what happens when an economy goes into a recession.  ...

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One million unemployed by end of 2010, no tax cuts for a decade: Report
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
The unemployment rate will jump to 8.5% by the end of 2010, with more than one million Australians jobless by the end of next year, according to new Access Economics data.  ...

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Small business group calls for stimulus package aimed at SMEs
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
The Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia has demanded a third stimulus package aimed at businesses to be included in the federal budget, which will be unveiled in May.  ...

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Economy unwinding fast, federal budget is ‘buggered’: Report
Monday, 19 January 2009
Australia’s economy is set for the fastest deceleration in the nation’s history, according to a report from leading economic agency Access Economics.  ...

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Australia’s inexorable run into deficit, and poll says we’re not happy about it
Monday, 24 November 2008
More than half of Australian voters say they would be concerned if the Federal Government pushed the budget into deficit, Newspoll reveals today.  ...

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Is another rate rise likely? Economy round-up
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
Tomorrow’s consumer price index data will be likely to make or break Reserve Bank plans to lift interest rates when it meets early next month. The market has priced in the chance of an interest rate rise at about 40%, but in part that reflects the wide range ...

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Rudd aims for super surplus
Monday, 21 January 2008
Labor will fight inflation by taking a “hardline” approach to government spending, designed to achieve a massive $18 billion budget surplus in 2008-09, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says. Speaking before an address to business leaders in Perth this morning, Rudd ...

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How much super is enough? Web trends at a glance… Smart telco bundling… Global study of youth tech habits…
Thursday, 26 July 2007
How much super is enough? A third of Australian workers will not have enough super to live comfortably when they retire, according to the first AMP superannuation adequacy index. The study of the super savings of 320,000 AMP corporate super clients found ...

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Facebook, Digg next takeover targets?... SMS spam... Labour and capital balance shifts... Quote of the day
Monday, 25 June 2007
Digg, Facebook next takeover targets? SMS spam Labour vs capital Quote of the Day   Digg, Facebook the next big takeover targets? Jay Meattle, the in-house blogger for online metrics company Compete, says the frenetic growth of leading web 2.0 social media ...

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Budget bonanza in store… Labor’s business misstep… Wizard turns to franchising… Danger signs in residential investment… Skype surge… Renovation boom… ACCC no to Telstra… Economy roundup…
Thursday, 03 May 2007
Rising wages to fuel budget bonanza Booming wages and record commodity prices should see Treasurer Peter Costello report a massive $13.6 billion surplus for 2007-08 when he brings down the federal budget on Tuesday night. A new report by Access Economics ...

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