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And who better to help us out than Alan Oster, Group Chief Economist of the National Australia Bank (NAB)!
Alan sure knows his stuff, folks — as Group Chief Economist, Alan is responsible for NAB’s global economic and financial forecasts. Not to mention, before he started at NAB (which was in 1992, mind you), he worked as Senior Adviser in Treasury specialising in economic forecasting and modelling for an impressive 15 years. Oh, and in 1987 he was seconded for nearly four years as Counsellor-Economic and Financial with Australia’s delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development — OECD — in Paris.
Yes, he’s definitely the man you want to speak to if you’ve got a question about Australia’s economy!
Hold on to your seat folks cause here’s what you’re in for:
- Where is the economy going in the next 12 – 18 months?
- Rather than mortgage stress, what’s the number one issue at present?
- What’s going to happen, on average, to house prices?
- Will your wage increase any time soon?
- Federal Budget 2018: What’s in store and will we see tax cuts?
- Who will struggle most with postcode restrictions?
- What needs to happen to benefit the economy?
- Is the Australian economy going to be better or worse?
- How do foreign buyers and the Chinese market fit in?
- Will APRA keep tightening the lending regulations?
- When’s the cash rate likely going to increase?
- Is inflation on the rise?
- What’s in store for interest-only loans?
- What’s happening in the US with the 10-year bond rates?
- Why do banks care about outer city living and inner city living?
- Is the demand in Sydney and Melbourne slowing?
- What’s the riskiest sector should unemployment starts to rise?
- What’s the difference between “the bricks” and the “the clicks”?
- What do banks ALWAYS look for before handing out loans?
- Who owns most of the apartments in the capital cities and what are his thoughts on the future of the apartment market?
- What about the second-tier cities (Brisbane, Adelaide etc.)
- Which states are having the fastest rental growth?
- Is Perth now an investment-grade location?
- Where would Alan invest his money?
- What happened when then Treasurer Paul Keating removed negative gearing?
- What will be the economic impact and consequences if negative gearing is removed again at the current time?
- How should we tackle housing affordability?
p.s. Looking for the special reports mentioned in today’s show?
- NAB Residential Property Survey for Q1 – 2018: Click here to download
- NAB Quarterly SME Survey for Q1 – 2018: Click here to download
