Dun and Bradstreet’s national business expectations survey shows employment
expectations for the June quarter have jumped to 5 index points, up from a flat
reading for March. The June quarter result, 31 percentage points higher than a
year ago, is the strongest rebound in the 22-year history of
Capital investment expectations for the June quarter have risen to the highest
level in seven years and employment expectations are back in the black, a
business survey shows. Twelve per cent of firms surveyed expect to increase
capital investment, while just two per cent are planning to
AAP Capital investment expectations for the June quarter have risen to the
highest level in seven years and employment expectations are back in the black,
a business survey shows. In a further sign of business confidence about the
year ahead, a Dun & Bradstreet survey of business
The Property Council of Australia (PCA) report shows the office vacancy rate in
Brisbane's CBD rose to 11.3 per cent in the six months to January - the highest
in 15 years. The Gold Coast recorded south-east Queensland's highest vacancy
figure with more than one-fifth of the region's
Map: Brisbane 4000 The Property Council of Australia (PCA) report shows the
office vacancy rate in Brisbane's CBD rose to 11.3 per cent in the six months
to January - the highest in 15 years. The Gold Coast recorded south-east
Queensland's highest vacancy figure with more than
Tenants are starting to get the upper hand in negotiations as more offices
become vacant in Perth. The Property Council's latest Office Market Report,
released today, shows the vacancy rate in the Perth CBD is now 8.2 per cent, up
0.2 of a percentage point, or about 3600 square metres, in
Wednesday February 3, 2010, 7:57 am Well, we were all wrong; the Reserve Bank
left rates unchanged at 3.75% at yesterday' s board meeting, preferring instead
to sit and assess how the three previous rate increases work their way
through the economy. In fact all 20 economists
Wednesday February 3, 2010, 7:55 am The National Australia Bank has upgraded
its growth and employment forecasts for 2010 and 2011 as it sees Australia
continuing to climb from the slump of 2009. The Bank's updated surveys, made in
its December business survey ,
