• Banking System Assets

    Posted 2 months ago

    While a number of countries saw their banking sectors balloon and decline in recent years, Australia's banking sector expanded at a much more measured pace.

    Source: RBA; Thomson Reuters; national sources

  • Analysts Are Not Any Less Gloomy

    Posted 2 months ago

    Except for Japan, forecasts for GDP growth in the coming year remain subdued.

    Source: Morgan Stanley

  • Comfortably Numb

    Posted 2 months ago

    On a global index, shares have risen strongly in the past four years, despite taking a few tumbles over the period.

    Source: Iress

  • There's More Than One Dollar

    Posted 2 months ago

    On an index over the past 12 months, the dollar has stayed roughly steady against the greenback, but has appreciated against other major currencies.

    Source: Iress

  • China's New Real Estate Boom

    Posted 2 months ago

    Home prices in China's major cities have risen sharply in recent weeks.

    Source: TD Securities

  • Different Paths To Same End

    Posted 2 months ago

    The All Ordinaries and the MSCI Global Index diverged in recent weeks, but are tracking each other closely once again.

    Source: Iress

  • Market Plays Like The Cricket Team

    Posted 2 months ago

    The All Ordinaries started off the session strong, but declined in the afternoon and closed just above the 5000 mark.

    Source: Iress

  • Are Shares Up, Or Has Money Declined?

    Posted 2 months ago

    The Dow Jones has surged in recent months, but when priced in gold, shares are well off the highs seen at the turn of the century.

    Source: 2MG Asset Management

  • All Industries Labour Productivity Growth

    Posted 2 months ago

    The level of productivity growth seen in 2012 was better than it had been in a number of years.

    Source: ABS

  • Lending Has Been Jogging On The Spot For 4 Years

    Posted 2 months ago

    Finance commitments are at the same level now as they were in January 2009.

    Source: ABS, CommSec