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With more variable renewable energy (VRE), we expect electricity prices to rise in the short term.
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With more variable renewable energy (VRE), we expect electricity prices to rise in the short term.
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Anthony Albanese has decidedly won a second term as Prime Minister, with the Labor party set to form a majority...
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The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate at 0.5% at Thursday's meeting. Considering the significant downgrading of growth and...
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Our new suite of sentiment indices show global CRE sentiment has deteriorated significantly this year.
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The significant escalation in US tariffs since early April is set to generate a shallow recession in global industry, though...
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We appear to be witnessing the beginning of a new global economic and market paradigm. We expect five key trends...
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Electronics, electricals, motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals and machinery are most exposed globally to US-imposed tariffs.
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Residential real estate commencements (floor area) are expected to pick up over 2025. However, activity will remain at structurally lower...
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We have downgraded our forecasts for Australia due to the major disruptions to the global economy caused by changes to...
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Most commodity price forecasts are cut due to tariffs except for gold and battery metals, which show resilience amid global...
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Trade tensions between the US and China have continued to ratchet-up over the last week. While the exemptions to technology...
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We've cut our GDP growth forecasts for Japan by 0.2ppts to 0.8% in 2025 and by 0.4ppts to 0.2% in...
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President Trump's recent tariff announcements, and the global response, have meant a fast-changing policy landscape with significant effects on our...
Europe's major city economies, on average, are fairly well-insulated. However, within this group there are still some notable variations.
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We have trimmed our all-property capital growth forecast to 1.5% pa over 2025-2026. The industrial property sector is set to...
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Given the unique nature of the hike in US tariffs, the size of these supply and demand shocks and the...
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There are no absolute winners in a trade war, but some will fare relatively better than others.
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We expect GDP growth in both the US and world economy to slow sharply due to the tariff hikes, but...
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Cities and regions where we expect the largest downgrades to GDP growth over 2025–2026 are those with higher concentrations of economic...
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The 'liberation day' tariffs have been postponed, but the existing tariffs and those likely forthcoming present significant downside risks for...