Economy

Consumers still buying China

Liberal/National governments have long preached their faith in free markets, the Morrison government has announced it will meet the challenge of an increasingly assertive China through buying weapons from the United States and Britain, the […]

Economy

China’s growth outlook

Economic indicators in China have slowed, what are the implications for Australia? 26 August 2021| Shane Oliver, AMP Capital  (Image: Marcus Reubenstein) Both China’s economic growth and its sharemarket surged after the first wave of the coronavirus […]

Economy

China’s regulatory crackdown

What are the economic implications for China following the raft of new tighter regulations on a range of industries from tech to private education and overseas listings? 26 August 2021| Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Ryoji Iwata) […]

Economy

Home finance dips

Latest ABS data shows a retreat by first home buyers while residential property investors edge forward 3 August 2021 | Staff Writers Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data released today shows a significant cooling off […]

Economy

Delta dawns

Lockdowns, economic activity down and uncertainty rise with spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant 1 August 2021| Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Marcus Reubenstein) Global share markets fell over the last week, not helped by concerns about […]

Economy

Charting the way ahead

Seven key charts for investors to watch, where are they now? 26 July 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: APAC Digital, Patrick Weissenberger) While shares are at risk of a near term correction on the back […]

Economy

IMF’s casts spotlight on six nations

Each year the International Monetary Fund conducts an ongoing assessment of a small basket of economies and their financial sectors 7 May 2021 | International Monetary Fund Throughout 2020 and into 2021, the global financial system withstood […]

Economy

Trillions to rebuild US economy

President Biden confirmed that even more government spending is on the way in the US with the announcement of a planned $2.3 trillion infrastructure spending program 6 April 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: White House official) […]

Economy

Questions about financial markets

AMP Capital’s, Shane Oliver’s Q&A on the global recovery, vaccines, inflation, the risk of a share crash, Australian home prices and other issues  30 March 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital   Is the global economic recovery […]

Economy

Pause on vaccines but not markets

AMP Capital weekly market review sees uncertainty remaining on the side-effects of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine but markets still move ahead 22 March 2021 | Diana Mousina, AMP Capital US shares started the week strongly […]

Economy

Wages grow from a low base

ABS data shows Australian wages increased in the December quarter but don’t read too much into the figures 24 February 2021 | Staff Writers Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show […]