The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Australia’s Economic Growth

January Newsletter | It would appear that 2016 has commenced with the ugly, and unfortunately a quick analysis of the state of the Australian economy suggests that, perhaps like the stockmarket, the year ahead holds plenty of challenges. At first glance it certainly appears that the Australian economy, the key components of which are discussed in the newsletter, faces a number of near term headwinds. While these challenges are likely to limit growth, we hope that they will offer us a number of opportunities to do what we always attempt to do, buy good companies at attractive prices.