Global share markets mostly rose over the last week. US shares rose 0.9% on the back of solid economic data and a mixed but okay start to earnings reporting season. Eurozone shares rose 0.2% with the […]
Manufacturing has been the engine of growth in Asia, but a transition to modern, tradable services could be new source of growth and productivity The Asia-Pacific region prospered by becoming the source of more than […]
For only the second time since 1892 a U.S. president has won a second, non-consecutive term. AMP’s Shane Oliver looks at what Donald Trump’s second presidency means for the world economy. Contrary to what would […]
Economists say the next move by Australia’s Reserve Bank should be to cut the cash rate At the very least, the decision to hold interest rates at 4.35% should provide a further boost to household […]
Retail spending per capita still going backwards, housing approvals supported by detached houses and not units (AMP Capital) The long-awaited Australia’s retail spending data today came out in line to slightly below economists’ estimates of […]
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 […]
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