THE BIG PICTURE: Economy's new speed limit
Monday, 16 August 2010
Is there a new speed limit for the economy? In the recent Statement on Monetary Policy, the Reserve Bank broadly left unchanged both its economic growth and inflation forecasts for the period out to 2012. On current figuring the Reserve Bank expects the economy ...

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Inflation gauge falls 0.1% in July, Manufacturing sector grows: Economy roundup
Monday, 02 August 2010
A private gauge of Australian inflation slowed during July, adding more weight to suggestions the Reserve Bank will keep the official interest rate at 4.5% at tomorrow's meeting.  ...

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Weak inflation data dampens fears of interest rate hike: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her advisers will no doubt be breathing easier after weaker-than-expected inflation data has effectively taken the pressure off the Reserve Bank of Australia to hand down a mid-election-campaign rate rise next week.  ...

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Harvey Norman invests $55m in Clive Peeters: Economy Roundup
Friday, 02 July 2010
Retail giant Harvey Norman will buy stock in collapsed whitegoods retailer Clive Peeters, saying in a statement it would also purchase plant and equipment along with "know-how, intellectual property rights and systems".  ...

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Mining industry sets deadline for negotiations: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
The mining industry has given Prime Minister Julia Gillard a deadline of this Friday to work out a compromise regarding the proposed resources super profits tax or the hostile mining advertising campaign will continue.  ...

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Gillard to focus on RSPT negotiations: Economy Roundup
Friday, 25 June 2010
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the resources super profits tax will be a major priority for her government over the next few weeks.  ...

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NBN names preferred tenders, but SMEs still have a chance
Thursday, 24 June 2010
The National Broadband Network Company has slashed the number preferred bidders for the roll out of fibre networks across Australia by more than half, but while big contractors dominate the list of suppliers, analysts say SMEs still have a chance to get in ...

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Economic activity set to rise, Westpac says, BHP iron ore production soars: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
More good news for the economy arrived this morning, after it was announced the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity three to nine months in the future, was 1.7% in August.  ...

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Which companies will win from the Gorgon gas deal?
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
The scrambling for a slice of the biggest ever resources project in Australian history has started. While most of the spoils from the $50 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas project will fall to the gas companies behind the project, Chevron, Shell and Exxon ...

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Why is the market so happy with profit reporting season? A SmartCompany Q&A.
Monday, 24 August 2009
It was supposed to be the worst profit reporting season in almost two decades, when a year of falling sales, job cuts and asset writedowns caused a flood of red ink on the financial reports of big Australian companies.  ...

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Engineering growth in the gloom
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
The economy is spluttering, the commodity boom is over and the property section is doing it tough, yet Australia's engineering sector is proving to be remarkably resilient.  ...

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Engineers ride the twin booms
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
The SmartCompany Dun & Bradstreet Industry Growth List for the engineering sector highlights the winners from Australia's resources and infrastructure booms and celebrates Australia's fastest growing engineering firm. Are you on the list? Report by JAMES  ...

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