Diversified property group Dexus has been downgraded to neutral reflecting the headwinds facing the real estate sector as major listed landlords prepare for what is forecast to be one of the toughest reporting seasons in many years.

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OPINION: Almost every town centre has one. A rundown neglected building that has sat vacant for years. For local communities, these buildings represent a frustrating eyesore, a missed opportunity to recreate it into a business or a public space and ultimately a physical manifestation of economic decline if left to deteriorate.

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The world may soon return to an international gold standard thanks to a project that European central banks have been quietly preparing for decades. This month Seeking Alpha reported that “since the 1970s, policies that paved the way for an equitable and durable monetary system have gradually been implemented,” leading us closer and closer to being able to reinstate the classic gold standard. The European Central banks predicted 50 years ago what is happening today in the international monetary system–the current fiat system is on the decline, and “unconventional monetary policy has entered a dead end street and can’t reverse” Jan Nieuwenhuijs wrote for Seeking Alpha.

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