Global share markets rose again over the last week on expectations for a continuation of a “goldilocks” macro outlook on the back of central bank rate cuts reinforced by news of aggressive Chinese policy stimulus […]
Australia’s cash interest rate remains at 4.35 percent, the central bank not having moved on rates since November 2023 The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has indicated interest rate cuts are unlikely in the near […]
Australia’s employment numbers surprise on the upside The number of people employed in Australia rose by 47,500 over August, almost double the figure predicted by economists. Says, AMP Capital economist, My Bui, “The labour market […]
A recession is the main threat for Australian equities and there is a risk that we may have already seen the high for the year in the Australian share market after it reached 8,100 in […]
Analysts caution investment will remain soft in the near to mid-term but there’s little to indicate a collapse Private new capital expenditure (capex) fell 2.2 per cent in the June quarter 2024, 0.3 per cent […]
Australia’s July CPI is lower year-on-year but the nation’s treasurer says it needs to drop “further and faster” Australian inflation eased to a four-month low in July thanks in part to government rebates on electricity […]
IMF reports that global economic growth remains steady but the mid-term outlook is for weakness against the backdrop of major economies becoming more aligned Our global growth projections are unchanged at 3.2 percent this year […]
A mix of more good news than bad on the macroeconomic front eases downward pressure on global markets Share markets continued their recovery over the last week helped along by expectations that “Goldilocks” conditions will […]
China and India together are forecast to generate about half of global growth this year 7 May 2023 | Thomas Helbling, Shanaka J. Peiris, Krishna Srinivasan (IMF Blog) Asia and the Pacific is a relative bright spot […]
Australia’s RBA catches market by surprise with a 25 basis point increase in the cash rate to 3.85% 3 May 2023 Over recent months, RBA Governor Philip Lowe has come under pressure to provide greater […]
AMP Capital’s Shane Oliver looks at historical market moves when weighing up where this current residential property market might be headed 2 May 2023 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Marcus Reubenstein) Yet again the […]
CoreLogic’s national unit index increased 0.6% over March, rising for the first time in 11 months 25 April 2023 | CoreLogic release Following last month’s flat result, March’s uptick took unit values just -0.4% lower […]
National Farmers Federation back calls for tougher merger laws 24 April 2023 | NFF Media Release The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has thrown its support behind calls to strengthen merger laws – saying the move […]
Some change coming to the way the RBA does things following the independent review 22 April 2023 | Shane Oliver AMP Capital The review notes that “Australia’s economic performance has been very good since flexible […]
Investment markets and key developments over the past week 15 April 2023 | (Source: AMP Capital Markets) Global share markets had a strong week helped by a further fall in US inflation adding to expectations […]
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