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Eyes turn to monetary policy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... dollar and ease the pressure on certain currency sensitive sectors, while also leading to a modest lift in housing investment and induce some recovery in parts of consumption spending," said Briganti. He said this means investors should begin looking ...

Hidden threat may lurk on bank balance sheets

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... compared with $173.1 billion worth of owner-occupied loans. National Australia Bank has $51 billion worth of housing investment loans compared with $115.1 billion in owner-occupied mortgages. Westpac has $86.2 billion in housing investment loans compared ...

Daily economic update

... will slow is one area of risk for the economy. He added that, "Although I do not think that a sharp fall in housing investment is likely, a range of forecasts from flat to moderately declining seems reasonable." Housing is estimated to be responsible ...

Greater fiscal discipline needed: OECD

... external influences receding, economic activity is projected to gather momentum, despite a cyclical downturn in housing investment. They expect the labour market to improve further, with inflation remaining under control, given sizeable productivity ...

Property investment loans rise again in June: ABS

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2003
... investment boom showed no signs of slowing. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed loans for housing investment jumped 8.3 per cent to $6.88 billion in June, from $6.35 billion in May. The sharp increase in lending for housing ...
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