The author has been described by News Ltd as an "iconoclast", "Svengali", a pollie's "economist muse", and "pungently accurate". Fairfax says he is a "Renaissance man" and "one of Australia’s most respected analysts." Stephen Koukoulas concludes that he is "85% right", and "would make a great Opposition leader." Terry McCrann claims the author thinks "‘nuance’ is a trendy village in the south of France", but can be "scintillating" when he thinks "clearly". The ACTU reckons he’s "an enigma wrapped in a Bloomberg terminal, wrapped in some apparently well-honed abs."

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Westpac plugs RP Data-Rismark

From Westpac's senior economist, Matthew Hassan:

"Figures from RP Data-Rismark - the private provider that goes to the greatest lengths to control for compositional shifts - suggest house price growth moderated notably in late 2009...The RP Data-Rismark series also appears to be faster at identifying shifts in price growth, leading other measures by one to two months over the last few years."

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