Weekly economic and market update – week ending 21 March, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets mostly rebounded over the last week from oversold conditions helped by an absence of new tariff comments from Trump and as the... Read more continue reading

The fog of trade war and why Franklin Templeton is calling for at most one rate cut this year, with some probability of none

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Sonal Desai, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income believes markets have been excessively worried about stagflation risk and are now too confident that the Fed would rush to support growth... Read more continue reading

The Fed: “transitory” turbulence?

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As the Trump Administration assumed office, markets not only had priced ‘goldilocks’ but looked to be embracing a euphoric scenario. Inflation was in retreat; the Fed was cutting rates; bond... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 15 March, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets fell again as uncertainty over Trump’s tariffs and the gathering global trade war added to fears about a hit to growth and... Read more continue reading

Share market falls – seven key things for investors to bear in mind

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Key points Share markets have fallen sharply in recent weeks as uncertainty around US President Trump’s policies have led to renewed concerns about the risk of recession at a time... Read more continue reading

The 2025 Australian Federal election – implications for investors

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Key points Australian election campaigns tend to see uncertainty driving weak gains for shares, followed by a bounce. Labor is offering more of the same whereas the Coalition is offering... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 7 March, 2024

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets were mixed over the last week. US shares were whacked by ongoing tariff uncertainty and this also weighed on Japanese shares. But... Read more continue reading

Australian home prices turning back up again

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Key points CoreLogic data shows average home prices rose 0.3% in February, after a brief three-month downturn of just 0.4%. The upswing came in anticipation of, and then confirmation of,... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 28 February, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets fell again over the last week on the back of increasing concerns about the economic outlook with weaker data out of the... Read more continue reading

Seven key charts for investors to keep an eye on

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Key points So far shares have been relatively resilient but uncertainties are mounting particularly around Trump’s policies. We remain upbeat on a 12-month view but expect a rougher more constrained... Read more continue reading