Growth

Weak services sector highlights case for further rate cuts

by Staff Reporter • 6 Jan 2009

Persistently weak demand has seen the services sector report a ninth monthly decline in activity, according to the... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 6 Jan 2009

While business executives are preparing for the worst in 2009, treasurer Wayne Swan has urged Australians to remember... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 6 Jan 2009

Australian business confidence has fallen to levels not seen since the country’s recession in the early 1990s,... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jan 2009

Broker referral partners are feeling the brunt of a slower housing market and an overall weaker economy with the... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jan 2009

The decline in job vacancies stabilised at the end of 2008, a possible indication that employment prospects may not be... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jan 2009

IndyMac Bank – one of the biggest banking collapses in history – has secured new ownership from a team of... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 2 Jan 2009

House prices in the US dropped by 2.2 per cent from September to October 2008, the Standard & Poor’s/... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 2 Jan 2009

Despite an overall slower property market projected for the coming year, RP Data’s 2009 Property Pulse Report... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 2 Jan 2009

The Australian property market continued to show resilience to the global credit crisis and will offer opportunities... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 23 Dec 2008

British house prices are expected to fall significantly in 2009 as banks tighten home lending criteria and buyers... READ MORE